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title: "Self Employment Support Offer"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-afa97521-8f81-42fc-9861-fd4607755b47"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS"
published: "2019-07-25"
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# Self Employment Support Offer

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-afa97521-8f81-42fc-9861-fd4607755b47

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0dd4e47-5ab0-4317-b427-d01c767d746c |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jul 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Aug 2019 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 25 Jul 2019 at 15:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0dd4e47-5ab0-4317-b427-d01c767d746c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0dd4e47-5ab0-4317-b427-d01c767d746c
  25th July 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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