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Skills Funding Agency opens invitations to tender for education and training services

The Skills Funding Agency, (SFA), is looking to procure education and training services to meet the priorities set out in the North East…

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General News

New EU public procurement rules: Less bureaucracy, higher efficiency

Published by European Commission Since 18 April 2016, three directives on public procurement and concessions adopted in 2014 have profoundly…

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European Funding

Skills Funding Agency opens invitations to tender for education and training services in North East LEP area

The Skills Funding Agency, (SFA), is looking to procure education and training services to meet the priorities set out in the North East European…

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European Funding

Skills Funding Agency invitation to tender

Skills Funding Agency opens invitations to tender for education and training services The Skills…

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European Funding

North East LEP seeking Government assurances on EU structural funding

The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is seeking reassurance that European (EU) funded projects already signed off by Government will…

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North East Economy

North East devolution deal paused

From Chronicle Live website 4th July 2016 North East leaders have decided to postpone any moves on the devolution agreement until a new prime…

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Health and Wellbeing

DWP Work and Health Programme in the North East

In the November 2015 spending review the government announced that the current work programme, due to end in March 2017, will be replaced by a ‘work…

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European Funding

Skills Funding Agency (SFA) Invitation to Tender Launched for the Tees Valley

The SFA, acting as an Opt-In Organisation for ESF, is procuring education and training services to meet priorities identified by Tees Valley Combined…

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European Funding

Impact of Brexit on current European Funding programmes

The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and Big Lottery have issued statements to VONNE on the impact of Brexit on current European…

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Funding and support

Funders Spotlight - Lloyds Bank Foundation

Funders spotlight: Lloyds Bank Foundation In our regular feature in the Funding Information North East (FINE) ebulletin we ask funders to tell us…

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General News

Brexit: Implications for the voluntary sector

The full political, economic and social consequences of last week’s EU referendum will take some time to fully understand.   In the meantime,…

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Governance

Building Better Governance programme

North East Programme - September to November 2016 What is Building Better Governance? Getting your governance right can be tricky for nonprofit…

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