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DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership Area

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£2.7m
Awarded15 Jan 2016
Published30 Nov 2015
RegionEast of England
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£2.7mtotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.9m

This is a large award for Education & Training — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The provision is voluntary and will aim to move Participants into sustained employment.

The provision will deliver a range of support measures tailored to the needs of each Participant.

The personalisation, breadth and flexibility of the provision will ensure that the barriers to employment faced by Participants are systematically identified, challenged and addressed.

The flexible routeway will be delivered by Key Workers.

The provision must always be Participant led but wherever possible activities should be linked to the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP key growth sectors to increase the chances of Participants securing a clear pathway to sustained employment.

The provision will include In-Work Support which will be tailored to the need of the Participant to maximise the chances of work attained becoming sustained employment.

The Provider must meet ESF specific requirements set by the European Commission and failure to comply can result in a high financial risk for both the Provider and DWP, as funds used inappropriately or for ineligible Participants or purposes and/or where the ESF requirements have not been met are recoverable from Providers.

The Provider will use the Provider Referral and Payment (PRaP) system to receive their referrals and to record claimant activity.

The Provider will therefore need to have met relevant security requirements when contracts go live.

This contract will be for the use of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), its Executive Agencies and those Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by DWP.

Further information including a list of such Agencies and Public Bodies can be viewed by selecting 'Ministerial Departments' on the Departmental website.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The provision will deliver a range

The provision will deliver a range of support measures tailored to the needs of each Participant.

02

The personalisation, breadth and flexibility of

The personalisation, breadth and flexibility of the provision will ensure that the barriers to employment faced by Participants are systematically identified, challenged and addressed.

03

The provision must always be Participant led

The provision must always be Participant led but wherever possible activities should be linked to the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP key growth sectors to increase the chances of Participants securing a clear pathway to sustained employment.

04

The provision will include In-Work Support

The provision will include In-Work Support which will be tailored to the need of the Participant to maximise the chances of work attained becoming sustained employment.

05

The Provider must meet ESF specific requirements

The Provider must meet ESF specific requirements set by the European Commission and failure to comply can result in a high financial risk for both the Provider and DWP, as funds used inappropriately or for ineligible Participants or purposes and/or where.

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