Published date: 3 February 2017

Last edited date: 3 February 2017

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Awarded contract (published 20 April 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 85312400

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

Road Evaulation.

Published date

3 February 2017

Closing date

17 February 2017

Contract start date

27 March 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Supply 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 Opportunity
Groundwork NE & Cumbria is seeking a partner to undertake a mixed methods programme evaluation of ROAD: Reaching Out Across Durham.
Context
Building Better Opportunities sees the Big Lottery Fund matching funds from European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020, to provide joint investment in local projects that tackle poverty and promote social inclusion and drive local jobs and growth.

ESIF strategy for the North East LEP area

The North East LEP area's European Structural and Investment Fund Strategy for 2014 - 2020 identifies strategic weaknesses for the region to address.

Amongst them are:

• Employment and inclusion
• Skills
• Enterprise rates
• Digital connectivity
The strategy recognises that 'employment is the key route to combating poverty and exclusion' and points out the relatively high levels of unemployment and economic inactivity
Groundwork NE & Cumbria is the lead partner for BBO in County Durham. Working with 11 voluntary and community sector delivery partners Reaching Out Across Durham (ROAD) will target 625 of the hardest to reach and provide them with intensive support and advice to help them move towards employment and or training. ROAD will also develop new services that our participant's will be able to access including health, financial and digital inclusion activities as well as supporting them to access existing services
The Programme will run until July 2019.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Craig Drummond

Address

The Greenhouse
Amos Drive, Greencroft Industrial Estate
County Durham
DH9 7XN
England

Telephone

01207524832

Email

craig.drummond@groundwork.org.uk