--- title: "Specialist Employability Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7af398b6-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7af398b6-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7af398b6-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7af398b6-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-b5fd17-7af398b6-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7af398b6-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7af398b6-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The Department for Work and Pensions has completed a public procurement process titled "Specialist Employability Support" within the health and social work services sector. This initiative aimed to assist unemployed disabled adults in obtaining and maintaining employment, particularly focusing on those at a significant distance from the job market. The procurement used an open process, and the total contract value was £3,561,250, running from 1st September 2015 to 31st August 2017, with the tender submission period ending on 20th February 2015. This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in services that enhance employability for disabled individuals. Organisations that provide tailored guidance, work placements, and training aligned with the needs of disabled job seekers would be particularly well-suited to engage in future contracts of this nature. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to explore similar opportunities within this procurement framework. ## 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/ac43bd35-9de7-4ed4-9654-4b6c726aa257 | | 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 | £3,561,250 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £3,561,250 | | 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 | SHAW TRUST | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 5 Jun 2020 at 12:26 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac43bd35-9de7-4ed4-9654-4b6c726aa257 - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac43bd35-9de7-4ed4-9654-4b6c726aa257 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac43bd35-9de7-4ed4-9654-4b6c726aa257 5th June 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/95B9CA88-6260-49F2-9AB3-08D37F68989D Redacted contract - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0588A424-B3F5-4761-86D9-60D363996D96 Redacted contract - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/66015C11-CD81-4EC7-85E3-A00B99A46D40 Redacted contract - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4D4105AD-6EFF-4CDA-933D-AB038EDDE797 Instructions to Bidders - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/E93E18EF-62BA-4A9A-9A48-CC243F845555 draft ts & cs - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0C7A9373-F899-4868-83FB-F5D6589E3B93 Specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2e5c78a8-7562-4f51-9dd1-7e57856b7ebc Contract Variation - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b6936d6a-6f3f-4205-8bcc-989bb190f0ce Contract Variation - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0c494641-3d8f-4690-8d65-e8b59394b5f4 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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