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> ESF Round 2 - 'Opportunity for all in Essex' Jan 2005 to June 2007

Offering just over £6.2 million European Social Fund money this funding round covers the period January 2005 to june 2007. The 'Opportunity for All in Essex' primarily focuses on extending opportunities to disabled and significantly disadvantaged people. ExDRA manages the implementation of the Welfare to Work (W2W) Joint Investment Plan for Disabled People which aims to put disabled people at the heart of decision-making to eradicate barriers to employment.

ExDRA’s ESF programmes for disabled people will be a major plank of the implementation of W2W. The aims of W2W can only be met by providers working in partnership to optimise resources and design a cohesive range of provision focused on needs. It is for this reason that partnership working is central to the rationale of Opportunity for All in Essex.

ExDRA funds activity for ECC residents, that is people in Essex excluding the unitary authority areas of Thurrock and Southend. Opportunity for All in Essex builds upon existing provision aiming to ensure that disabled people enjoy geographical equity in respect of the provision available to them. Provision will be based upon the W2W Local Area Groups which in turn derive from the ECC Local Area Forums; East Essex (Colchester, Tendring) Mid Essex (Braintree, Chelmsford, Maldon) South Essex (Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford)and West Essex (Brentwood, Epping Forest, Harlow, Uttlesford).

The Funding
This prospectus offers 100% funding to providers as stated for each specification for the activity being sought. ECC has provided match funding to allow ExDRA to offer this funding for Open and Competitive Tender through this prospectus. 

The application form and guidance contain fuller detail of the criteria which potential providers need to fulfil in order to contract with ExDRA. Where appropriate, ExDRA will work with providers during post tender negotiations to help them to achieve this. Providers must be prepared to sign up to an ExDRA contract, an example of which is included with the application documents.

Documents for Download

'Opportunity for All in Essex' Prospectus
Application Guidance
Sample Contract
W2W Joint Investment Plan
W2W Joint Investment Plan (summary)

First Tender Round Feedback Session
A feedback session for unsuccessful applicants of the first tender round was held at the Essex Records Office, Chelmsford on the morning of Wednesday 24th November 2004. The event was open to all.

Feedback presentation [1.75MB]

List of Successful Tenders
Below is a list of successful tenders for round 1 of the ExDRA 'Opportunity for all in essex' prospectus.

Specification	Organisation
Spec 1c	WORKSKILLS (ESSEX) LTD. – Workskills for Life (South)
Spec 1d	WORKSKILLS (ESSEX) LTD. – Workskills for Life (West)
Spec 1e	4 CHILDREN – Developing the Childcare Workforce
Spec 3a	SIGNPOST (COLCHESTER) LTD. – Widening Opportunities Project (East Essex)
Spec 3b	WORKSKILLS (ESSEX) LTD. - Workskills for Learning (Mid)
Spec 3c	WORKSKILLS (ESSEX) LTD. - Workskills for Learning (South)
Spec 3e	WORKSKILLS (ESSEX) LTD. - Workskills for Inclusion
Spec 3f	WORKSKILLS (ESSEX) LTD. - Workskills for Inclusion (Mid)
Spec 3g	WORKSKILLS (ESSEX) LTD. – Workskills for Inclusion (West)
Spec 4a	WORKSKILLS (ESSEX) LTD. - Workskills for Social Enterprise
Spec 5f	4 CHILDREN – Men in Play work

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