ESF update: July 2015Nehal Depani, LVSC

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1. The programmes

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CFOs: in briefBig Lottery

SFA DWP

Grants Contracts Contracts

Projects launch June / Oct ‘15

Launch summer 2015?

Launch summer 2015?

Two stage application process

SFA register closes 3 July

One stage process

Adult employment

Adult skills/ youth

Adult employmentLondon Councils applied for funding for its

own programme: know more in autumn

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DWP: adult employment

£10-15m £6-10m £2-6m

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SFA adult skills

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SFA youth provision

£9-16m £6-9m £2-6m

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2. The process

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SFA process

• SFA register closes today

• BUT you don’t need to be on it if you are seeking to be a sub-contractor with less than £100k aggregate contract value

• Hope for July 2015 launch and November award

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DWP process

• Invitations to tender through Bravo Solutions: encourage organisation to sign up to the Contracts Finder

• Any legal entity can bid and DWP encourage local market & specialist engagement

• Implemented 8-13 weeks after award and expect regular Contract Performance Review meetings

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3. LVSC resources

EoIs and lists of leads

Sign up and view other resources: http://vcsassist.org.uk/

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Events

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