European Social Fund Provision 2014-20

Description

The ESFA, acting as a Co-Financing Organisation for the European Social Fund ("ESF"), for the procurement of education and training services to meet priorities identified by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) area European Structural and Investment Funds Sub-Committees. As a Co-Financing Organisation, the ESFA provides match funding at Priority Axis level utilising sources of funding as match for ESF funded activity. These contracts support activity to increase participation in the labour market and thereby improve social inclusion and mobility by delivering education and training that supports the needs of employees and local employers. Specifically, these contracts provide for the supply of Skills Support to the Unemployed, Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET, Community Grants and Skills Support for the Workforce. Lot Lot 1: Support for Young People who are NEET or at risk of NEET - London South Lot Lot 2: Support for Young People who are NEET or at risk of NEET - London North & East Lot Lot 3: Support for Young People who are NEET or at risk of NEET - South East Lot Lot 4: Support for Young People who are NEET or at risk of NEET - SEMLEP Lot Lot 5: Community Grants - North Eastern Lot Lot 6: Community Grants - South East Lot Lot 7: Skills Support for the Workforce and Skills Support for redundancy - Solent Lot Lot 8: Skills Support to the Unemployed - Worcestershire Lot Lot 9 (more developed): Skills Support to the Unemployed - York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (more developed) Lot Lot 9 (transitional): Skills Support to the Unemployed - York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (transitional)