Awarded contract

Restart Scheme

Details

Buyer: Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)
Supplier(s): Seetec Pluss Ltd
Value: £161,364,885
Topic: General public services
Published: 11 July 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Lot CPA 4a - South West: Restart Scheme Restart provides intensive support designed to help participants into sustained work that have been on UC for 6 or more consecutive months and in the Intensive Work Search Regime (IWSR) at the point of Referral. Providers will work with employers, local government and other partners to deliver tailored support for individuals.

Timeline

Completed: Award date26 April 2021
Completed: Award published11 July 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

The Department For Work and Pensions (DWP) delivers the State Pension and working-age benefits to millions of claimants, and buys as a central government ministerial department with its own commercial teams. Larger contracts are advertised on Find a Tender, with suppliers registering through the Atamis eSourcing portal. Framework agreements are called off through the Government Commercial Agency using Public Sector Contract terms. Suppliers can join its low value purchasing system freely, with no cap on numbers. Dynamic purchasing systems cover welfare-to-work and employment support opportunities. Commercial teams engage the market early through in-person and online supplier events.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DWP's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

75110000 · General public services
75131000 · Government services
75300000 · Compulsory social security services
79611000 · Job search services
80000000 · Education and training services
80400000 · Adult and other education services
80500000 · Training services
80510000 · Specialist training services
80520000 · Training facilities
80530000 · Vocational training services
80533100 · Computer training services
80533200 · Computer courses
85000000 · Health and social work services
85312510 · Vocational rehabilitation services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov