European Social Fund (ESF)
Latest update
- 13 June 2008 - Please note that the list of winning bidders has been updated.
ESF 2007-2013 Programme for England
Announcement of Winning Bidders
Following the short delay notified earlier we are now in a position to announce the winning bidders (amended 13 June 2008) for the majority of the contracts on offer.
The following table details by Region, District and Local Specification the winning organisations for those contracts which we are able to award at this point in time.
There are a small number of contracts which are still at post tender discussion stage and we hope to be in a position to complete this dialogue and award very shortly. As soon as we are able we will update this notice to announce this. Details of these contracts are also shown in the following table.
We have also had to declare four failed tender rounds for the following Local Specifications:
LO11 Hardest to help support for Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley (South London District) LO15 Hardest to help support for Hillingdon and Hounslow (West London District) NE04 Prime contract for County Durham (South Tyne and Wear Valley District) NE05 Prime contract for Sunderland and South Tyneside (South Tyne and Wear Valley District)
We plan to return to the market in mid June with revised specifications with a view to having provision in place from 3 November 2008. Interested organisations are advised to keep looking at this web site for more information.
We will now work very closely with winning organisations to ensure contracts are up and running as soon as possible.
We are in the process of preparing feedback for those organisations who have been unsuccessful on this occasion and this will be sent out as soon as it is available.
On behalf of DWP, can I take this opportunity to thank all providers for their interest in this competition.
Terry Allen
Senior Procurement Manager
30th May 2008
Provider Guidance
Provider Guidance can be found here.
Previous communications related to the ESF 2007-2013 tender round
Results of the Pre Qualification Stage (PQQ Stage) (this information was replaced on 30 May 2008)
More information on ESF and tendering opportunities prior to 3 October 2007 can be found on the Jobcentre Plus website. Current ESF tendering opportunities can be found on the main Opportunities to Tender page on this website.
