Published date: 28 September 2020

Last edited date: 28 September 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 October 2020, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales

Value of contract

£40,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_243782/888253

Published date

28 September 2020

Closing date

12 October 2020

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

29 January 2021

Contract end date

31 January 2022

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.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

Services fall under the Light Touch Regime

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

JFS is a new voluntary provision covering Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) offering a service for recently unemployed people (up to 3 months unemployed or those who are about to become unemployed) who may not need significant help with the jobsearch, but would benefit from a short, tailored package of tailored support to help them become familiar with current recruitment practices and understand sector specific approaches

The aim of the provision is to help unemployed people early in their claim who would benefit from short, time-limited digital and online support to improve their core job finding capability, including online recruitment know-how and interview skills. The provider will also undertake job matching of participants to vacancies and encourage recruitment flexibility among employers where individuals have transferable skills.

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Job Finding Support (JFS) is a new 12 month voluntary provision with a contract value of £40million
covering England, Scotland and Wales offering a service for recently unemployed people (up to 13 weeks
unemployed) who may not need significant help with the job search, but would benefit from a short
package of tailored support to help them become familiar with current recruitment practices and
understand sector specific approaches.
This procurement relates to the health, social and related services Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015 (PCR) as a social service.
This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) and therefore is subject to limited regulation and will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 PCR.
During the programme, every Participant will be offered a minimum of 4 hours 1-2-1 digital support and
offered access to at least 1 digital group session. The delivery of support will be tailored to the individual
but all individuals will receive access to:
- A minimum of two 1-2-1 sessions with a designated adviser, access to a minimum of one digital group
session where the Participant will receive advice and information in a group setting of a reasonable size.
As a guide we would suggest up to 15 Participants; and have the opportunity to meet on-line with peers.
- The full service must be delivered within a maximum of 20 working days from the start date. Providers
should ensure the provision is completed as effectively and quickly as possible, the expectation is that the
majority of participants will complete this provision within 10 working days from the start date.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Evans

Address

Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UA
England

Email

Rebecca.Evans5@DWP.GOV.UK