Published date: 1 November 2018

Last edited date: 1 November 2018

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 9 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£15,800,000

Procurement reference

SOUTHWARK-DN371204-73000137

Published date

1 November 2018

Approach to market date

9 November 2018

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Southwark Works is the council's longstanding employment support programme and is formed of a network of providers who offer a range of tailored employment support based on underlying needs, such as mental health, homelessness or disability. This model aims to ensure there is expertise available locally to deal with the range of issues that affect residents' ability to gain and sustain employment whilst also providing a recruitment service for local employers via a 4-year framework agreement that is split into 10 lots.
Lot No: 1 - Vulnerable young people including Care Leavers
Lot No: 2 - Long term unemployed/older people/health conditions/carers
Lot No: 3 - Mental Health
Lot No: 4 - Learning difficulties and disabilities including autism
Lot No: 5 - Families/Lone parents
Lot No: 6 - Offenders
Lot No: 7 - Substance use
Lot No: 8 - Homelessness
Lot No: 9 - Pre-apprenticeship support
Lot No: 10 - Sectors
The Contracting Authority envisages that this framework will be for use by the Contracting Authority and will be open to other local authorities. The estimates shown at for the spend under the contract include £7.8m for the contracting authority and an equivalent amount available for all other authorities. The estimated date for publication of the Contract Notice is 9th November 2018.
The Contracting Authority intends to hold two meet the buyer events for interested parties in November 2018. To register to attend please book a space using Eventbrite:
19th November meet the buyer event:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-buyer-southwark-works-framework-tickets-49737824171
22nd November meet the buyer event:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-buyer-southwark-works-framework-tickets-51284519378

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Southwark Works Framework

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 29 October 2018

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2019/2020 £1,950,000
2020/2021 £1,950,000
2021/2022 £1,950,000
2022/2023 £1,950,000

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Elaine Gunn

Address

Southwark Council
160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2QH
United Kingdom

Email

elaine.gunn@southwark.gov.uk