NDDP

New Deal for Disabled People is a voluntary provision assists people on health-related benefits (IB, health-related IS, ESA) to move into employment. Following the roll-out of Pathways to Work, provider-led Pathways areas have subsumed NDDP into the overall Pathways delivery. Jobcentre-led Pathways areas have recently awarded new NDDP contracts that are substantially different in tone to previous NDDP delivery. A major source of referrals will be from Pathways to Work delivery.

NDDP/Pathways to Work Staff

Submitted by W2W2011 on Tue, 31/05/2011 - 11:13am

Just wondering how many pathways to work staff have already been made redundant, the provider I work for claims that TUPE should apply for NDDP/Pathways, although the forum gives little hope that this is the case. Have any Pathways staff that are still in consultation heard anything about the issue?

NDDP Results - official

Submitted by Daniel on Mon, 21/07/2008 - 11:45am

After some prompting, the DWP have finally published the NDDP results from earlier this year here (rtf format).

NDDP Preferred bidders

Submitted by Daniel on Tue, 18/03/2008 - 12:18pm

So far we've heard that the preferred bidders include:

  • Shaw Trust have won 17 contracts. It's unclear whether this includes the 4 contracts they've taken over from Instant Muscle
  • A4e have won apparently 13.
  • Sencia are advertising for NDDP staff in 4 areas - Glasgow, Greater Manchester, South Tyne & Wear, and Greater Mersey & Liverpool.
  • Reed in Partnership have 3.
  • Working Links won Ayrshire but not all that much else.

Perverse Incentive

Submitted by Daniel on Sun, 09/03/2008 - 7:37pm

A perverse incentive is an incentive that has an unintended and undesirable effect, that is against the interest of the incentive makers. While perverse incentives are equally possible in government-run delivery of services, this article focuses on their application to delivery by third-party providers.

Cherry picking, Creaming and Parking

NDDP PQQ results 2007

Submitted by Daniel on Wed, 24/10/2007 - 11:40am

Owing to the quality of bids, rather more than usual made it through to the ITT stage - between 7 and 12 in each District. This round also marks the entry of Serco into tendering, following their recent heavy investment in building a sector presence.