Published date: 14 August 2015

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


Closing: 30 April 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£40,475

Procurement reference

RM5135 SO8076

Published date

14 August 2015

Closing date

30 April 2015

Contract start date

14 August 2015

Contract end date

31 August 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Working Well (WW) is a pilot run by Salford City Council (SCC) on behalf of Greater Manchester Combined Authorities (GMCA) aimed at Employment Support Allowance (ESA) claimants resident in Greater Manchester who are in the Work-related activity Group (WRAG) and have completed the Work Programme.
This pilot is jointly funded by GMCA and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) here on in referred to as "the Authority", and is part of Greater Manchester's aim to help more residents on long-term out of work benefits move into sustained employment as part of its long-term economic growth and public sector reform programme.

This procurement is to contract a supplier to conduct an impact evaluation of the early cohorts participating in the pilot as set out in the research specification. The analysis will be conducted on an early cohort of programme participants in order to meet the timetable for reporting findings in spring 2016. The components of the tender are:

• To build an analytical dataset and produce descriptive analysis of the pilot;

• Undertake a quantitative evaluation of the pilot to assess the net impact of Working Well participation on benefit receipt and employment outcomes;

• Undertake ex-post Cost-Benefit Analysis to assess the cost effectiveness of the pilot provision compared to alternative provision for ESA (WRAG) claimants who have completed the Work Programme;

• Explore incorporating additional participant data collected by Working Well Providers and GMCA's evaluation partner, SQW;

• Produce interim and a full synthesis report containing the quantitative net impact analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis.

The purpose of this contract is to:

• Assess the impact of participation on the Working Well programme on participant flows off benefit and movements into sustained employment, and;

• Understand the cost effectiveness of the pilot compared to current provision for Work Programme leavers on ESA (WRAG), delivered through the Jobcentre Plus Work Services network.

Achievement of the research aim will be dependent on meeting the following objectives:

• Testing whether the Working Well model of integrated support delivered through a private provider working in co-operation with Local Public Services in GMCA, underpinned by mandation, improves benefit and employment outcomes for this claimant group compared to the current post-Work Programme support offered by the Authority to ESA (WRAG) claimants.

• Examining whether benefit and employment outcomes differ by contract package area and by claimant type.

• Understanding the cost effectiveness of the pilot through an ex-post Cost Benefit Analysis, in comparison to the current JCP offer post-Work Programme.

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Award information

Awarded date

14 August 2015

Contract start date

14 August 2015

Contract end date

31 August 2016

Total value of contract

£40,475

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion

Address

3rd Floor
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

David Hughes

Address

Concept House
Newport
NP10 8QQ
Wales

Email

ServiceOps.Research@crowncommercial.gov.uk