Published date: 26 March 2019
Last edited date: 26 March 2019
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Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Health and social work services - 85000000
Other community, social and personal services - 98000000
Location of contract
North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
IPES
Published date
26 March 2019
Closing date
2 April 2019
Contract start date
4 December 2019
Contract end date
4 December 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Private procurement rules
Supply chain notices are business-to-business transactions and are not bound by the same rules and restrictions as public sector contracts. The UK government is not responsible for the conduct of such procurement.
Description
Reed in Partnership is on DWP's Framework (Umbrella Agreement for Employment and Health Related Services (UAEHRS)) in the following areas:
• North East England
(Broadly Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, West, North and South Yorkshire, East Riding, Durham, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland)
• North West England
(Broadly Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria)
• Central England
(Broadly Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Staffordshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Bedford)
We are the DWP Work and Health Programme prime provider in North East England.
On 13th March, DWP published an ITT to invite existing Framework providers to participate in a mini-competition for a new programme - Intensive Personalised Employment Support (IPES).
We intend to bid in all 3 of our Framework areas (North East, North West and Central England) and are keen to hear from providers interested in supporting our delivery.
IPES Programme
IPES is a new voluntary provision for people with disabilities and complex barriers to employment who are considered to be more than 12 months from the labour market without intensive support.
The programme will consist of three main areas:
1. Introduction - building and maintaining a quality relationship between Keyworker and participant
2. Support into employment - preparing participants for work which includes support to access other provision, build networks and undertake a work placement
3. Sustained in-work support - providing a service to both the participant and the employer
The key outcome for IPES is sustainable paid employment.
Intensive support is expected to include greater frequency and duration of contact and greater depth of support beyond that offered by other DWP programmes.
Timescales:
Procurement is currently timetabled for completion in August 2019, with programme delivery due to commence in December 2019.
To complete the EOI please download from our website: http://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/latest-opportunities
The deadline for responding to this Expression of Interest is 12pm on Friday 22nd March 2019. Please return to partner.network@reed.co.uk. Please contact partner.network@reed.co.uk if you have any questions. Thank you for your interest in working with us.
About the buyer
Contact name
Partner Network
Address
Academy Court 94 Chancery Lane
LONDON
WC2A1DT
England
Telephone
020 7708 6063
Website
http://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/latest-opportunities
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