Gloucestershire - Local Enterprise Partnership Area

Tender description

The contract will cover the entire County of Gloucestershire which is co-terminus with the Gloucestershire LEP area. Gloucestershire is a largely rural County with main population centres in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Cinderford and Cirencester. Service delivery under this contract is expected to commence in October 2016 and continue until September 2019. There will be a further 64 week payment tail. The contract value is £1,215,000 and there is a requirement for a minimum of 610 Participants to start on this provision. This Provision is voluntary and will aim to tackle worklessness amongst disadvantaged people. It will provide a package of help targeted at different groups and delivery is expected to offer a range of support to engage them, address barriers to work and move them into sustained employment. 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.