--- title: "Intensive Personalised Employment Support" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030ec1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030ec1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030ec1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030ec1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS" published: "2022-01-24" --- # Intensive Personalised Employment Support Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030ec1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030ec1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030ec1.json) ## Summary The Department for Work and Pensions is currently engaged in a procurement process titled "Intensive Personalised Employment Support," specifically for Lot No 2 covering North East England. This contract falls under the category of administration, defence, and social security services and has been initiated as a tender. The procurement process aims to provide tailored support for individuals with disabilities who face significant barriers to employment. The duration of the contract is set at 1440 days, having been signed on 6th November 2019, reflecting a commitment to assist a growing number of participants, particularly in light of the increased unemployment rates influenced by recent economic challenges. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in employment support services, especially those equipped to deliver tailored assistance to disabled individuals and those with complex employment barriers. Companies with experience in providing intensive, personalised support and a strong emphasis on relationship-building with participants may find this contract particularly appealing. Given the increased funding due to a rise in demand, there is significant potential for businesses to engage with a broader participant base, thereby enhancing their service offerings and supporting community employment efforts. ### Lot Information CPA2 North East England IPES is a new voluntary provision covering England and Wales for people with disabilities and complex barriers to work who are referred to as "harder to help". They would be considered by Jobcentre work coaches to be more than 12 months from the labour market without intensive support. The intensive support could not be met by either the existing options available in the Jobcentre or from other DWP contracted provision. IPES focuses on supporting the harder to help group into employment by delivering support tailored to an individual's needs, focused on overcoming barriers, identifying and achieving employment aspirations and providing consistent contact and intensive support throughout the Participant journey. It will consist of three main areas: - Introduction - the achievement of successful outcomes depends on building and maintaining quality relationships between the Participant and a dedicated, consistent Key Worker. The focus in the introduction period should be on forging successful relationships, getting to know the Participant and building trust. - Support into employment - the focus will be on preparing Participants for work which may include preparation for other provision and support. This includes explaining the potential impact on the Participant's benefit payments and sourcing prospective employers to identify appropriate employment opportunities. As the relationship builds between Participant and Key Worker, they will focus on further steps such as partnership working with appropriate specialist services and identifying and establishing a wider support network, prioritising and addressing key needs to support Participants to overcome their barriers to work. - Sustained In-Work Support (IWS) - providing a service to both the Participant and the employer, investing in the sustained development and up-skilling of the employer and their staff with the aim of transitioning the ongoing IWS responsibility to the employer once provision has ended, maximising the use of existing support, particularly Access to Work (AtW). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002088-2022 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Jan 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Nov 2019 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £8,770,448 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## 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 | REED IN PARTNERSHIP | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services ## Release History - 24 Jan 2022 at 22:45 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002088-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:494973-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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