Employment Support Services (Lot A HAC5314 and Lot B HAC5315)
Main contract details
Opportunity Id
DN326854
Title
Employment Support Services (Lot A HAC5314 and Lot B HAC5315)
Categories
Description
The Council is seeking an innovative, creative, flexible and committed provider prepared to work in close and effective partnership with adults with learning disability and their family/carers and with a wide range of local partners, including the Council, to provide employment support to 110 adults with learning disability each year so that 55 people start a job and 55 people participate in employment skills development relevant to their job plans.
The focus of the specification for Lot A (employment support) is on supporting adults with learning disability to get and keep real jobs.
The skills development and preparation people with learning disability need to enable them to obtain a job, such as advice and information, training, volunteering and work experience is the focus of Lot B (employment skills development).
The services specified in Lots A and B may be delivered by the same provider or by different providers who bid separately, as a joint bid or in a subcontracting arrangement. If the providers are different, they will need to work closely together to ensure that people are well prepared for work and supported to obtain employment.
The key requirements of the specification are as follows.
The overall outcome to be delivered is that more adults with learning disability work. The target is that 11% of people who receive long-term adult social care support will be in paid employment in three years time (by October 2020).
For Lot A, the objectives are that each year 110 new people (different to those in previous years; some of whom receive long-term social care and some who do not) have a vocational profile completed each year and that 55 start a competitive paid real job with an employer, 28 of whom remain in post for 3 months and 22 for 12 months.
For Lot B, the objectives are that each year 55 new people (different to those in previous years; some of whom receive long-term social care and some who do not) participate in employment skills development opportunities (some directly provided; some provided by other organisations). This can be early on in their employment journey so that they are referred for completion of their vocational profile after participation in skills development. Alternatively, they could be referred for skills development support when their vocational profile has been completed in order to develop relevant skills that will assist them develop and achieve their job plans.
The provider/s are required to directly deliver support and skills development. In addition, as the experts and champions of employment for people with learning disability, the provider/s are required to work in close partnership with other local organisations providing general employment support and skills development and engaging employers to develop job opportunities so that those services also support people with learning disability and people with learning disability access general community employment support resources.
The provider/s are required to identify and furnish their own office space and to use a wide range of local venues to engage and support people.
The anticipated contract start date is: 1st October 2018.
The estimated total value of the contract is in the range of:
The range for Lot A is £1million - £1.21 million over 5 years. In addition, a performance reward payment is payable annually. For people not receiving longterm social care support, this is £500 for each new person who starts a real job and a further £500 for each of those still in a job 12 months after they started. This is capped at 30 people per year. A payment of £2,000 will be made for each new person receiving longterm social care who starts and stays in a job for 12 months and so becomes independent and does not use adult social care funding to attend day opportunities.
The range for Lot B is £260,000 to £290,000 over 3 years.
No uplifts will be awarded over the period of the contracts.
For a period of: HAC5314 – three years with option to extend for two one year periods (3+1+1) and HAC5315 – two years with an option to extend for one year (2+1).
Organisations wishing to express their interest are requested to register on the London Tenders Portal (www.londontenders.org) where the tender documentation will be available for download. You may be required to complete a Supplier Questionnaire (SQ).
Organisations must ensure that access to the system is available to their representatives dealing with the contract. The council will not be liable for the lack of delegated access within the organisation and will not send any documentation regarding the contract, which shall be exclusively available through the portal.
Tenderers are responsible for allowing sufficient time to submit their ITT. The Council accepts no liability whatsoever for ITT that are not submitted due to internet connectivity issues, transmission delays or errors.
Deadline for expression of interest and return of quotation is:
Wednesday 16 May 2018 at 12noon.
LBTH is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a supporter of Ethical Governance, our protocol can be found here along with Guidance to Suppliers and Providers. Or via:
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/
LBTH does not undertake to invite all applicants or bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender. LBTH will not be liable for any costs incurred in tendering for this contract.
If you require any further information please contact:
Procurement
at: procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk
The focus of the specification for Lot A (employment support) is on supporting adults with learning disability to get and keep real jobs.
The skills development and preparation people with learning disability need to enable them to obtain a job, such as advice and information, training, volunteering and work experience is the focus of Lot B (employment skills development).
The services specified in Lots A and B may be delivered by the same provider or by different providers who bid separately, as a joint bid or in a subcontracting arrangement. If the providers are different, they will need to work closely together to ensure that people are well prepared for work and supported to obtain employment.
The key requirements of the specification are as follows.
The overall outcome to be delivered is that more adults with learning disability work. The target is that 11% of people who receive long-term adult social care support will be in paid employment in three years time (by October 2020).
For Lot A, the objectives are that each year 110 new people (different to those in previous years; some of whom receive long-term social care and some who do not) have a vocational profile completed each year and that 55 start a competitive paid real job with an employer, 28 of whom remain in post for 3 months and 22 for 12 months.
For Lot B, the objectives are that each year 55 new people (different to those in previous years; some of whom receive long-term social care and some who do not) participate in employment skills development opportunities (some directly provided; some provided by other organisations). This can be early on in their employment journey so that they are referred for completion of their vocational profile after participation in skills development. Alternatively, they could be referred for skills development support when their vocational profile has been completed in order to develop relevant skills that will assist them develop and achieve their job plans.
The provider/s are required to directly deliver support and skills development. In addition, as the experts and champions of employment for people with learning disability, the provider/s are required to work in close partnership with other local organisations providing general employment support and skills development and engaging employers to develop job opportunities so that those services also support people with learning disability and people with learning disability access general community employment support resources.
The provider/s are required to identify and furnish their own office space and to use a wide range of local venues to engage and support people.
The anticipated contract start date is: 1st October 2018.
The estimated total value of the contract is in the range of:
The range for Lot A is £1million - £1.21 million over 5 years. In addition, a performance reward payment is payable annually. For people not receiving longterm social care support, this is £500 for each new person who starts a real job and a further £500 for each of those still in a job 12 months after they started. This is capped at 30 people per year. A payment of £2,000 will be made for each new person receiving longterm social care who starts and stays in a job for 12 months and so becomes independent and does not use adult social care funding to attend day opportunities.
The range for Lot B is £260,000 to £290,000 over 3 years.
No uplifts will be awarded over the period of the contracts.
For a period of: HAC5314 – three years with option to extend for two one year periods (3+1+1) and HAC5315 – two years with an option to extend for one year (2+1).
Organisations wishing to express their interest are requested to register on the London Tenders Portal (www.londontenders.org) where the tender documentation will be available for download. You may be required to complete a Supplier Questionnaire (SQ).
Organisations must ensure that access to the system is available to their representatives dealing with the contract. The council will not be liable for the lack of delegated access within the organisation and will not send any documentation regarding the contract, which shall be exclusively available through the portal.
Tenderers are responsible for allowing sufficient time to submit their ITT. The Council accepts no liability whatsoever for ITT that are not submitted due to internet connectivity issues, transmission delays or errors.
Deadline for expression of interest and return of quotation is:
Wednesday 16 May 2018 at 12noon.
LBTH is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a supporter of Ethical Governance, our protocol can be found here along with Guidance to Suppliers and Providers. Or via:
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/
LBTH does not undertake to invite all applicants or bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender. LBTH will not be liable for any costs incurred in tendering for this contract.
If you require any further information please contact:
Procurement
at: procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Region(s) of supply
Tower Hamlets
Estimated value
£1,147,208.00
Keywords
Employment, Learning, Support, Adults, Disabilities
Key dates
Estimated contract dates
Start date
01/10/2018
End date
30/09/2023
Expression of interest window
From 18/04/2018 14:30 to 16/05/2018 12:00
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Contact details
Buyer
Tower Hamlets
Contact
Jay Bains
Telephone
020 7364 4015
Address
Mulberry Place
London
Greater London
E14 2BG
United Kingdom
London
Greater London
E14 2BG
United Kingdom
