Published date: 31 January 2017

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


Closing: 1 July 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, West Midlands, South West

Value of contract

£1,100,000

Procurement reference

UI_DWP_101686/1-5

Published date

31 January 2017

Closing date

1 July 2016

Contract start date

29 September 2016

Contract end date

9 February 2018

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Government is taking a number of steps to promote wellbeing and jobsearch. Research has found that claimants who struggle with their jobsearch or work related activity include those with deteriorating health, mental health conditions or are in a post treatment situation.

The Department for Work and Pensions intend to carry out a trial that will test and evaluate the JOBS II model (UK version, 2015 - see reference below) in the UK labour market. JOBS II is a group based Programme delivered in five half-day sessions, averaging 4 hours a day over the period of a working week.

The purpose of this provision is twofold:

• the provision will test the effectiveness in the UK labour market of the JOBS ll Programme and Manual, and whether it improves the employment and wellbeing prospects for the departments claimants; and,
• to collect pre and post evaluation Management Information (MI) and six psychological wellbeing and jobsearch measures from participants.

The trial is expected to support 3,000 starts and to run for up to 13 months from the first referral.

Reference:
McManus, S, Mowlam, A, Dorsett, R, Standfeld, S, & Clark, C, et al. (2012). Mental health in context: the national study of work - search and wellbeing DWP Research Report No 810, London

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Wellbeing and Work Trials

  • Opportunity
  • Published 31 January 2017, last edited 31 January 2017

Attachments

Additional text

Redacted Terms and Conditions and associated documents.

2016/S 219-399316

2016-042131

Award information

Awarded date

9 September 2016

Contract start date

2 November 2016

Contract end date

15 March 2018

Total value of contract

£963,485

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Pinnacle People

Address

1st Floor, 6 St Andrew Street
London
EC4A 3AE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

PeoplePlus Group Limited

Address

Queens House, 105 Queen Street
Sheffield
S1 1GN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

LISA MCDONNELL

Address

HARTSHEAD SQUARE
SHEFFIELD
S1 2FD
England

Email

lisa.mcdonnell@dwp.gsi.gov.uk