contract awards

SfA contracts finishing March 2011

Submitted by Cloudberry on Wed, 16/03/2011 - 1:16pm

Does anyone have any idea what will happen to funding for basic skills training for unemployed people after March 2011?

Skills Funding Agency contracts expire on 31st March and there is no sign of a replacement or extension. Many employees within several large training providers are currently looking at redundancy situations. There may be work for them when the Work Programme contracts are awarded but there will be nothing to fill the gap between March and WP starting.

Contracts awarded for Backing Young Britain

Submitted by Paul Convery on Thu, 11/02/2010 - 4:59pm

DWP has announced that Reed in Partnership and Nord Anglia Education Partnerships Ltd have won contracts for the "Backing Young Britain" programme. First announced in July 2009, Backing Young Britain is designed "to help 18-24 year olds to find work and build their confidence and skills". The programme runs across England, Scotland and Wales.

Australia news - Disability Employment Service results

Submitted by Daniel on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 10:38am

The Australian government has released details of contract awards for its Disability Employment Services programmes, running from 2010 to 2012. At first glance, the following points emerge:

  • Reed and A4e haven't won anything in this round, although they have other delivery in Australia
  • The only other UK-based firm that popped up was Dering, which won nationwide Workplace Modification for deaf people, and Disability Employment Network in two areas
  • Sarina Russo Job Access and Max Employment both won a range of contracts

Community Task Force results published

Submitted by Daniel on Mon, 07/12/2009 - 12:08pm

The CTF phase 1 bidding results were posted on DWP's website this morning, and I've just posted them in a list below for ease -

TUPE and contract winners

Submitted by casgayle on Mon, 02/11/2009 - 1:11pm

What will happen to staff currently employed by unsuccessful providers? Will Tupe apply?

ESF 2009 results announced

Submitted by Daniel on Wed, 28/10/2009 - 2:28pm

The results have been posted on the DWP site today:

"Contract Package Area""Successful Bidder"
ESF 1 - Central London, Lambeth, Southwark and WandsworthIngeus
ESF 2 - West London, South London, North and North East London, City and East LondonIngeus
ESF 3 - Cumbria and LancashireIntraining
ESF 4 - Greater ManchesterSeetec
ESF 5 - South EastIntraining
ESF 6 - Dorset and SomersetSeetec
ESF 7 - West of England, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and SwindonSeetec
ESF 8 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, NorfolkSeetec
ESF 9 - CornwallCompetition still in progress
ESF 10 - North East Yorkshire and the Humber, West YorkshireESG
ESF 11 - South YorkshireReed in Partnership
ESF 12 - Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland, Leicestershire and NorthamptonshireWorking Links

Note that Cornwall is still under discussion. A good set of results for Seetec, and showing a notable consolidation in the market compared to previous rounds. As seems to be standard at the moment, there's no word on contract values or performance targets.

JCP Support Contract winners published

Submitted by Daniel on Tue, 13/10/2009 - 11:32am

The list of Support Contract winners is now available in a particularly well hidden area of the DWP website. The full list follows in a handy sortable table and pdf (under Crown copyright).