--- title: "DWP ESF Provision in The Marches LEP - seeking supply chain partners" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b2ef1462-94cc-4d1f-b4a7-db72c6810c02" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b2ef1462-94cc-4d1f-b4a7-db72c6810c02" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b2ef1462-94cc-4d1f-b4a7-db72c6810c02.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b2ef1462-94cc-4d1f-b4a7-db72c6810c02.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED" published: "2019-04-29" --- # DWP ESF Provision in The Marches LEP - seeking supply chain partners Buyer: REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b2ef1462-94cc-4d1f-b4a7-db72c6810c02 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b2ef1462-94cc-4d1f-b4a7-db72c6810c02) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b2ef1462-94cc-4d1f-b4a7-db72c6810c02.json) ## Summary Reed in Partnership Limited is seeking supply chain partners for the "DWP ESF Provision in The Marches LEP" procurement, aimed at supporting unemployed and economically inactive individuals in the Marches region of England, including Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Telford and Wrekin. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with responses due by 5pm on 3rd May 2019, leading to programme delivery starting in October 2019. This opportunity falls under the education and training services category, and it's contracted through an open procedure below the threshold. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in education, training, and support services, particularly those focused on enhancing employability for disadvantaged groups. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector organisations (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to apply, as they can provide tailored services to meet the specific needs of those facing barriers to employment, such as individuals with disabilities, lone parents, and ex-offenders. ## Notice Reed in Partnership is on DWP's Framework (Umbrella Agreement for Employment and Health Related Services (UAEHRS) in the Central England region, which includes the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area. The DWP is working with The Marches LEP to commission a programme designed to support unemployed and economically inactive people enter and sustain employment across the Marches LEP area. It will focus on those with multiple barriers to employment, including lone parents, individuals with disabilities, homeless, and those with drug and alcohol dependency and learning disabilities among others. The programme will be delivered in the following areas, which fall within The Marches LEP: * Herefordshire; * Shropshire; * Telford and Wrekin. The provision will cover the following key elements; * Help unemployed and economically inactive people with disabilities or health conditions to enter and remain in work; * Assist lone parents, economically inactive benefit recipients with children and other disadvantaged parents to enter the workplace * Deliver tailored and personalised packages of support that will include mentoring and advocacy, practical soft skills training, job-related customised training and work experience; * Deploy measures which ensure early identification of the needs of disadvantaged people; * Engage with inactive older workers to extend their working lives; * Undertake activities that will support local recruitment such as brokering work trial and work experience opportunities; * Provide short pre-employment training courses; * Help those who have a limited work history and difficulty in attaining sustained employment; * Increase the participation by people from ethnic minorities in the labour market; * Develop the skills and employability of ex-offenders to help them enter the labour market, and; * Tackle specific barriers to work faced by unemployed inactive people in rural areas. Timescales: Procurement is currently timetabled for completion in August 2019, with programme delivery due to commence in October 2019. Please visit our webpage here: http://www.reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/latest-opportunities to download and complete our EOI. The deadline for responding to this Expression of Interest is 5pm on Friday 3rd May 2019. Please return to partner.network@reed.co.uk. Please contact partner.network@reed.co.uk if you have any questions. Thank you for your interest in working with us. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dad693e0-633b-4c29-ad2a-1a86f9607d62 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Apr 2019 | | Submission deadline | 3 May 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Oct 2019 - 6 Oct 2022 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC2A 1DT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 29 Apr 2019 at 08:44 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dad693e0-633b-4c29-ad2a-1a86f9607d62 - 29 Apr 2019 at 08:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dad693e0-633b-4c29-ad2a-1a86f9607d62 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dad693e0-633b-4c29-ad2a-1a86f9607d62 29th April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/latest-opportunities ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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