Job search services

Description

The London Borough of Redbridge (Redbridge) is the Lead Authority and has procured Work and Health Programme (WHP) services on behalf of itself and the London Boroughs of Bexley, Barking and Dagenham, Bromley, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering, Newham, Waltham Forest (Participating Authorities) known as Local London (LL). The intention of the WHP services is to support individuals with a disability, who are long term unemployedand some early access groups to find and sustain work. WHP shall replace the services provided under WorkChoice and Work Programme. The aim in addition to helping individuals to find work is to integrate WHP withlocal services and health provisions so the service users receive co-ordinated, holistic support to improve theirhealth and wellbeing, and support the principle of localism by ensuring that it meets local priorities and reflectslocal needs. The Lead Authority has procured the WHP services on behalf of itself and the Participating Authorities named in this notice. The intention is to award one contract under which the services are provided to the Lead Authority and Participating Authorities. The Lead Authority will have a back to back agreement with the Participating Authorities which will govern the conduct of the procurement and the in-contract provision. The Services are social services governed by Section 7 Chapter 3 PCR 2015. The programme is looking to demonstrate that — working with an employment provider - employment support integrated with local services can deliver employment and health outcomes that outperform national employment programme provision. The delivery model in Local London will be led by a single provider (or consortium), working with specialist local health and support provision within boroughs and localities. At the core of the model should be a lead "caseworker", who acts as a single point of contact responsible for the participant’s journey. They will be responsible from referral through initial assessment, development of an holistic individual action plan, coordination of local specialist support, brokerage of employment opportunities (collectively for up to 15 months) and provision of in-work assistance (up to 6 months). Underpinning the model will be the integration of local services to help the participant overcome their employment barriers. The appointed provider will lead on the integration of local services around the individual participants’ needs for employment and related support in a way that best achieves programme objectives. This integration process will be aided by individual ‘borough offers’ covering potential premises, personnel and access to services, and be matched with a ‘health offer’ mapping out local accessible health provision. As such, the programme will need to ensure to: — complement existing / planned provision and address any potential gaps in provision, — make the best use of available resources (e.g. existing/planned provision, facilities or other funding sources) add value to existing provision and not duplicate what is already available. Beyond the core aims, objectives and fundamental principles of the delivery model, bidders are encouraged to be creative and innovative in their proposals, while demonstrating their knowledge of the evidence-base of what will work for delivering employability services to constituent parts of the participant group, and engaging with services within the contracting area to deliver the required outcomes.