LCRCA - Delivery Partner - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) - Connect to Work

Tender description

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority will commission a single contractor (which may be a consortium) to plan, mobilise and deliver high‑fidelity supported employment across Liverpool City Region. This support will conform to the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) and contribute to the Liverpool City Region's delivery of Connect to Work by: • Delivering a place, train and maintain supported employment service across Liverpool City Region, following the SEQF five -stage model • Building place‑based capacity to achieve the programme's aims and objectives. • Engaging and working with employers to adopt inclusive recruitment practices and make reasonable workplace adjustments. • Contributing to efforts to reduce economic inactivity and support residents with disabilities and/or health conditions into sustained, good‑quality employment. • Identifying and working collaboratively with other organisations that deliver services of benefit to participants. • Contributing to Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's work with research partners to better understand the impact of supported employment practices for people with disabilities and/or health conditions. This is a three year commission with the potential to extend for another three year, subject to funding and the suppliers delivery performance.