--- title: "Specialist Employability Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7af682cd-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7af682cd-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7af682cd-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7af682cd-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-b5fd17-7af682cd-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7af682cd-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7af682cd-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The public procurement contract for "Specialist Employability Support" has been awarded to Remploy Limited by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This contract, categorised under health and social work services, was valued at £3,272,658 and was awarded following an open procurement process. The contract period commenced on 1st September 2015 and is set to conclude on 31st August 2017. This initiative aims to support unemployed disabled adults in securing and sustaining employment through tailored guidance and work placements. The contract covers delivery addresses across various regions including the United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on social inclusion and employment services, particularly those specialising in support for disabled individuals. Companies that offer tailored employment solutions, training, or consultancy services for unemployed segments of the population would benefit from engaging in similar future tenders. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) are well-positioned to compete, leveraging their expertise in personalised support and outreach to effectively address the needs of disabled job seekers. ## 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/7489806b-ad21-48c7-9a79-90d6809e157c | | 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 | £3,272,658 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £3,272,658 | | 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 | REMPLOY | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 5 Jun 2020 at 12:32 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7489806b-ad21-48c7-9a79-90d6809e157c - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7489806b-ad21-48c7-9a79-90d6809e157c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7489806b-ad21-48c7-9a79-90d6809e157c 5th June 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d83d79eb-2ca0-47c9-973b-e0a02cb1e398 Redacted contract - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7b593a4a-cca1-4ffb-b539-1446831c23f4 draft ts & cs - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ce85b068-63f7-4dc8-b040-b502a29bd153 Instructions to Bidders - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b16c8887-6cab-4064-8909-35067455d425 Specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c26cc03c-d1e3-4fd7-a7b9-c5c0f6dcb13f Redacted contract - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/15cbabec-5136-42da-9007-c083a92a031b Redacted contract - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/572ec181-3ee6-4bee-88b0-3a8760a55005 draft ts & cs - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fa7e217d-4408-4f75-96c2-af7eb0c6c1c6 Instructions to Bidders - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b4b5432a-7232-4d4b-b0ea-e3e81c038d9c Specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aff4b607-495e-48c7-b8a2-117976917d88 Redacted contract - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e0b33e4d-2886-496e-af36-e9d7915dbbf4 Contract Variation - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1c9eb2f6-7fd7-4d4a-b73e-6ed0d3d7f861 Contract Variation - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/065a515e-d160-4807-be1f-dba33c33921c 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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