Published date: 22 September 2017

Last edited date: 22 September 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 October 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,615,610 to £3,195,589

Procurement reference

2016/S 190-340754

Published date

22 September 2017

Closing date

21 October 2016

Contract start date

3 April 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) Phase 2 will build on the success of the current NEA scheme and act on the recommendations of the review undertaken by Michelle Mone. The current NEA scheme is designed to support DWP customers of working age move into self employment. It provides business advice and support, particularly business mentoring, to help out of work participants who want to move into self employment develop their business plan, start trading and offers further support in the first 26 weeks of trading. Extending this support further, NEA Phase 2 will include additional delivery requirements including offering support to already Self Employed people in receipt of Universal Credit (UC) who are already self employed and trading. NEA Phase 2 will be delivered via contracted provision across Great Britain in up to 14 Contract Package Areas from 3rd April 2017, with an initial referral period of 2 years up to 31st March 2019 with these participants being supported on programme until 30th September 2020. DWP reserve the right to extend the contracts for up to a further 2 years subject to funding availability and performance.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

8 March 2017

Contract start date

3 April 2017

Contract end date

8 January 2021

Total value of contract

£30,478,907

This contract was awarded to 8 suppliers.

PeoplePlus Group Ltd

Address

Queens house, 105 Queen Street, Sheffield. S1 1GN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Pinnacle People

Address

6 St Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Gateshead Trading Company

Address

Gateshead Trading Company, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1HH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Standguide Ltd

Address

3rd Floor Amdale House, Stretford
Manchester M32 9ED

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Ixion Holdings (Contracts) Ltd

Address

Halford House, 2nd Floor, Coval Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1TD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Cumbria Chamber of Commerce

Address

Broadacre House, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA11 9QX

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Gloucestershire Enterprise Ltd

Address

Twigworth Court Business Centre, Gloucester, GL2 9PG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Business Sense Associates

Address

The Business Centre, 1-5 Peniel Green Road, Llansamlet, Swansea, West Glamorgan SA7 9AP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Pam Booth

Address

Hartshead Square
Sheffield
S1 2FD
England

Email

pam.booth@dwp.gsi.gov.uk