--- title: "Specialist Employability Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7af1dea2-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7af1dea2-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7af1dea2-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7af1dea2-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS" published: "2020-06-05" --- # Specialist Employability Support Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7af1dea2-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7af1dea2-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7af1dea2-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Specialist Employability Support" is being conducted by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the health and social work services industry. This tender, using an open procurement method, aims to assist unemployed disabled adults with securing and sustaining employment. The contract, valued at £1,515,886, covers a period from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2017. The tender had a submission deadline of 20 February 2015, and the programme is designed to provide tailored support options, including intensive long-term and shorter-term provisions. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on social support services, particularly those that specialise in employment services for disabled individuals. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to participate, given the nature of the support required. Companies that can offer innovative solutions for job placement and sustained employment support are encouraged to compete for this contract, thereby contributing positively to community welfare while expanding their business prospects. ## Notice Specialist Employability Support (SES) is a new national provision, designed to help unemployed disabled adults to secure and sustain employment or self-employment. The programme focuses on helping those furthest away from the employment market, and for whom other provision is not suitable and offers an individually tailored combination of guidance, work placements, and work experience. This new provision features two main support options: * Specialist Employability Support (SES) - intensive, end-to-end employment provision (up to 2 years), and; * SES Start Back - a shorter-term provision (approximately 8 weeks) that works with disabled people to help them to prepare for other provision (DWP or non-DWP), where appropriate. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f00ca759-1fc8-4fcb-bb13-081f79189425 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Jun 2020 | | Submission deadline | 20 Feb 2015 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 23 Mar 2015 | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2015 - 31 Aug 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,515,886 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,515,886 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 2FD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | DONCASTER DEAF TRUST | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 5 Jun 2020 at 13:23 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f00ca759-1fc8-4fcb-bb13-081f79189425 - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f00ca759-1fc8-4fcb-bb13-081f79189425 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f00ca759-1fc8-4fcb-bb13-081f79189425 5th June 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2134CADA-D411-45BB-ACDC-B7147BF9FB17 Redacted contract - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/B1E29EC5-884C-4816-B23A-16D037D94D2E Specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6D13FCBF-2799-4A6E-9725-15B137D7E491 draft ts & cs - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4D7D9939-75D6-4F68-87AD-1375F91A0DEA Instructions to Bidders - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4ee6fe3d-476b-437d-a188-97b98e2e2d09 Contract Variation - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1212255e-c086-4213-9548-f7854de336a2 Contract Variation ## Notice URLs - http://www.dwp.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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