Planning

Self Employment Support Offer

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

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Planning

25 Jul 2019 at 15:05

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Work and Pensions is initiating a tender process titled "Self Employment Support Offer" in the miscellaneous business and business-related services industry. This procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a key milestone engaging potential suppliers, set for an end date of 20 August 2019. Supplier engagement events will be held at Quarry House in Leeds on 6 and 13 September 2019, where organisations can discuss the policy intent, requirements, and opportunities for collaboration directly with DWP.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses that provide training services or support for small enterprises, particularly those who can assist self-employed individuals in increasing their earnings or establishing their own businesses. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to participate, allowing them to contribute to and benefit from government strategies aimed at enhancing support for the self-employed sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Self Employment Support Offer

Notice Description

DWP will host supplier engagement events at Quarry House, Leeds on 6 and 13 September 2019. there will be a presentation to outline the policy intent, requirement and the opportunity for a one to one session for individual organisations to talk directly to DWP. To discuss with potential suppliers, the Policy, Commercial and Financial aspects of the requirement. We are seeking to: - Test the principles of the new service with potential providers - To help existing self-employed customers to increase their earnings from their business, and provide a viable route for eligible customers interested in setting up their own business. - Gain an understanding of where provision can add value over and above the DWP work coach service; - Capture lessons learned from current support offers for the self-employed/small businesses, and; - Provide insight into what works to support small business owners to increase their earnings and scale-up to inform the Department's future strategic engagement with the self-employed and wider government.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-afa97521-8f81-42fc-9861-fd4607755b47
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0dd4e47-5ab0-4317-b427-d01c767d746c
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jul 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Aug 2019Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 7UA
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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