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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: Ukraine

1. Title: FAST-CARE INTEGRATION OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS – FUNDING
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and Rural Payments Agency, UA Email: E.CLAIMSSUPPORT@dwp.gov.uk.
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: This Call is for the retroactive financial support for the facilitation of the reception, welcoming and integration of people fleeing the war in the Specified Location.
Through this Call the Managing Authority is seeking applications from Upper Tier Local Authorities or other types of delivery partnership arrangements based on retroactive Local Authority costs incurred in the reception, welcoming and integration of third country nationals, in England between 24 February 2022 to 31 August 2022, as a result of the military aggression by the Russian Federation.
5. CPV Code(s): 73100000, 73000000, 73120000
6. NUTS code(s): UKD, UKC, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKK, UKI
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: The project must cover All LEP areas
Location: North East, North West, Yorkshire and Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South West, London
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: FAST-CARE OC50S23X1846
9. Estimated value of requirement: Value : Up to £150m GBP of ESF is available.
10. Full application deadline 15.5.2023 (23:59).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: For more information, download the Call specification.
Additional documents available relating to this Call:
ESF FAST-CARE Online Full Application Guidance
Appendix 1 – Upper Tier Local Authority ESF FAST-CARE Funding
ESF FAST-CARE Question and Answers
Priority Axis 5 – Integration of Third Country Nationals Eligibility Rules
Completion date
This Call is for retroactive costs for the period 24 February 2022 to 31 August 2022 therefore the financial completion date is 31st August 2022; however, the Managing Authority reserves the right to vary the maximum duration in exceptional circumstances.
Full Application Submission
To apply for funding under this Call you will need to complete and submit your Full Application via the ECLAIMS IT System.
Full Applications submitted in the ECLAIMS IT System after the Call closing date shown above and on the Call specification will not be appraised.
If you do not already have access to the ECLAIMS IT system, please request an ‘ECLAIMS External Access Form’ by emailing E.CLAIMSSUPPORT@dwp.gov.uk
You will need to request an External Access Form for each person in your organisation who requires access.
You are also advised to read the details in the Call specification in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the ESF Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Social Fund Operational Programme can be found from our homepage. The published Operational Programme does not yet contain the updated information regarding Priority Axis 5. Applicants should therefore refer to the supporting documents that form part of this Call specification as listed above.
The published ESF Online FAST-CARE Full Application Guidance also provides step-by-step advice on how to complete your Full Application using the ECLAIMS IT system. ESF FAST-CARE Online Full Application Guidance
Technical Support
If you encounter any technical difficulties completing or submitting your Full Application via the ECLAIMS IT system, please send an email to E.CLAIMSSUPPORT@dwp.gov.uk
The technical support operating hours are Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm and it is your responsibility to ensure you seek and technical advice in sufficient time to complete and submit your Full Application before the published call closure date.
The Managing Authority reserves the right to reject applications which are incomplete or not submitted in a timely and compliant way.
Contact details
If you have any questions about the Call Specification or ESF Online Full Application Guidance, please contact esf.2014-2020@dwp.gov.uk. This address should not be used to request technical support.
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