Health and social work services

Tender description

The department supports government priorities through delivery of a range of services via Jobcentre plus who play a major role in helping people to find employment and stay in work. Group Work will be delivered using JOBS II (UK version 2015) which is a week-long, facilitated employment intervention. The aim of this pilot is to test the performance of the JOBS II MODEL in the UK labour market, particularly in terms of the influence of jobseeker beliefs, job acquisition and job keeping. These findings will help inform future considerations on what types of support best assist claimants with employment and wellbeing needs to progress in the labour market. The pilot, for which referrals are expected to start in January 2017, will cover the following five Work Services Directorate Jobcentre Districts Avon, Severn and Thames, Durham and Tees Valley, Mercia, Merseyside and Midland Shires. The selected provider will play a critical role both in delivering the JOBS ll manual and collecting the data from participants in order to allow the department to conduct robust evaluation. We expect that the Provider will deliver 840 participant starts on the provision over a 12 month period, with an additional month for case loading and final administration. The department expects referrals to start in January 2017. A separate research organisation will be procured to collect evaluation data from participants at 6 and 12 month stages after completion of the intervention. The selected provider will play a critical role both in delivering the JOBS ll manual and collecting the data from participants in order to allow the department to conduct robust evaluation. We expect that the Provider will deliver 525 participant starts on the provision over a 12 month period, with an additional month for case loading and final administration. The department expects referrals to start in January 2017. A separate research organisation will be procured to collect evaluation data from participants at 6 and 12 month stages after completion of the intervention. The selected provider will play a critical role both in delivering the JOBS ll manual and collecting the data from participants in order to allow the department to conduct robust evaluation. We expect that the Provider will deliver 390 participant starts on the provision over a 12 month period, with an additional month for case loading and final administration. The department expects referrals to start in January 2017. A separate research organisation will be procured to collect evaluation data from participants at 6 and 12 month stages after completion of the intervention. The selected provider will play a critical role both in delivering the JOBS ll manual and collecting the data from participants in order to allow the department to conduct robust evaluation. We expect that the Provider will deliver 900 participant starts on the provision over a 12 month period, with an additional month for case loading and final administration. The department expects referrals to start in January 2017. A separate research organisation will be procured to collect evaluation data from participants at 6 and 12 month stages after completion of the intervention. The selected provider will play a critical role both in delivering the JOBS ll manual and collecting the data from participants in order to allow the department to conduct robust evaluation. We expect that the Provider will deliver 390 participant starts on the provision over a 12 month period, with an additional month for case loading and final administration. The department expects referrals to start in January 2017. A separate research organisation will be procured to collect evaluation data from participants at 6 and 12 month stages after completion of the intervention.