Bedfordshire County Council

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• Bedfordshire County Council
• And
• Luton Borough Council

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• New Procurement Round 2008-2010Briefing Event
• 29 January 2008
• Presented by
• Mike Colsell Bedfordshire County Council
• Anne Clube Luton Borough Council
• Andrew Wintersgill Bedfordshire County Council

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• Website addresses
• Bedfordshire County Council www.bedscc.gov.uk/eu
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• Luton Borough Council www.luton.gov.uk/esf

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• AGENDA
• 14.30 Welcome Mike Colsell
• 14.35 Procurement Setting the Scene, The
  Process and Timescales followed by Questions
  Andrew Wintersgill
• 14.50 Introduction to ESF followed by Questions
  Anne Clube
• 15.20 Introduction to Bedfordshire County Council
  and Luton Borough Councils funded activities in
  the 07-13 programme followed by Questions
  Mike Colsell
• 15.45 Any further issues
• 16.00 Close

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E- tendering

• Upgrade of systems to obtain tenders
  electronically by e-mail rather than using
  bureaucratic paper systems
• Greater efficiency in line with government policy
• Will be easier for the supplier saves having to
  repeat information
• Guarantees delivery of your tender by the
  deadline

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Time table

• Adverts inviting applications will be placed by
  1st February
• The tender system becomes live on Friday 1st
  February
• Closes at 12 noon on 3rd April 2008

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E- tendering

• 1 You need to register as a supplier via e-mail
  quoting reference CCO411
• Operational.procurement_at_bedscc.gov.uk
• 2 You will be given a temporary password to
  enable you to log on
• You will then be required to make up your own
  password - six characters or more
• 3 Once logged on will have access to all the
  information i.e. specification, tender guidance,
  terms conditions etc.
• It is recommended that you print off all the
  documents and refer to the instruction pack to
  navigate the system

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What you will find on-line

• Tender guidance background information
• Terms conditions - legal conditions
• Tender specification - the prospectus
• Application form information on supplier
• Tender submission - your proposal

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Two parts to the process

• The application - supplier questionnaire
• The tender submission - your proposal

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1 Application form

• What it covers
• Finance
• Insurance
• Quality measurement standards
• Health safety
• Equal opportunities
• Environmental management
• Training specific questions
• You need to enter the information on-line

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2 Tender submission

• The proposals will be submitted in a similar
  format to previous tenders
• Each project will require a separate proposal
• Each proposal must address the requirements of
  the individual project

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Supplier - what do I have to do?

• Fill in the application form
• Formulate your tender submission(s) for the
  projects that you are bidding for
• Complete these and submit via the system by noon
  on 3rd April 2008

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E-tendering

• There will be technical support available via
  help-line
• Instructions on how to use the software will also
  be issued - please print off a copy and refer to
  it as you fill in the application form

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Any questions?
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• Introduction to
• European Social Fund
• Co-Financing
• Anne Clube
• Partnerships Funding Manager
• Luton Borough Council

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• European Social Fund Co-Financing
• 2007-2013 Programme
• Regional Competitiveness and Employment
• - Available across England, (except Convergence
• area of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly)
• Priority 1 (62) Extending employment
• opportunities for unemployed and inactive
  people
• Priority 2 (34) Developing a skilled and
  adaptable
• workforce

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• European Social Fund Co-Financing 2007-2013
  Programme
• EU allocation to UK (c2 billion)
• Regional allocation to GO East (approx 155m
  over 7 years)
• ESF Regional Framework

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• European Social Fund Co-Financing
• 207-2013 Programme
• Applications to be a Co-Financing Organisation
• Co-Financing Organisations in the East of
• England
• JobCentre Plus
• Learning Skills Council
• East of England Development Agency
• Bedfordshire County Council
• Luton Borough Council

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• European Social Fund Co-Financing 2007-2013
  Programme
• Allocation to CFO
• Production of CFO Plan
• Tendering Process
• Award of successful contracts

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• European Social Fund Co-Financing 2007-2013
  Programme
• Monitoring of contracts
• Further tendering rounds possible
• European Programmes Strategy Group oversees
  European Funding in the East of England

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• ESF 2007 2013 Programme
• Introducing Bedfordshire County Councils and
  Luton Borough Councils commissioning strategy
  ESF funded activities in the 07 13 Programme
• Mike ColsellESF Co-Financing ManagerBedfordshire
  County Council

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• Detail of our Tenders
• NEETs
• Employability
• Regional Targets
• Timetable

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Timetable