Local London Health and Work Programme (East London)

Tender description

1.7 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. 1.8 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. 1.9 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). 1.10 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’ (see appendix 1) covering potential premises, personnel and access to services, and be matched with a ‘health offer’ mapping out local accessible health provision. 1.11 As such, the programme will need to ensure that it: - complements existing / planned provision and addresses any potential gaps in provision - makes the best use of available resources (e.g. existing/planned provision, facilities or other funding sources) to add value to existing provision and not duplicate what is already available 1.12 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. Keywords: DWP, Department of Work and Pensions, Health and Work Programme