Education and training services

Tender description

This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council Article 24. Service delivery under this contract is expected to commence in November 2016 and continue until October 2019. There will be a further 64 week payment tail. The contract value is £5,400,000 and there is a requirement for a minimum of 2500 Participants to start on this provision. This Provision will help people with a health condition or disability and who have left the Work Programme to enter and sustain employment. Using a ‘Work first’ approach and by providing flexible and personalised packages of support, it will focus on work readiness activities to help ensure sustained job outcomes for disadvantaged people who face multiple barriers to work. A key feature of this Provision is the integration with local health and other relevant support services to ensure Participants receive the support they need at the time they need it. Once the Participant is in employment the aim is to provide in-work support to meet individual needs. The Provider must meet ESF specific requirements set by the European Commission and failure to comply can result in a high financial risk for both the Provider and DWP, as funds used inappropriately or for ineligible. Participants or purposes and/or where the ESF requirements have not been met are recoverable from Providers. The Provider will use the Provider Referral and Payment (PRaP) system to receive their referrals and to record claimant activity. The Provider will therefore need to have met relevant security requirements when contracts go live. This contract will be for the use of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), its Executive Agencies and those Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by DWP. Further information including a list of such Agencies and Public Bodies can be viewed by selecting ‘Ministerial Departments’ on the Departmental website.