Dumfries & Galloway Local Employability & Skills Partnership Employability Support for Disabled Individuals

Tender description

Dumfries and Galloway Local Employability & Skills Partnership (DGLEP) are looking to work with support organisations and training providers who can deliver a range of employability services to people of all ages who have a disability. The partnership is funded to provide and commission support for individuals who are unemployed, low skilled or who have a low-income role to support them to move towards and into learning, volunteering, training, education and/or work. There will also be support to help those who are low skilled and on low income to progress within employment. DGLEP oversees Scottish Government No One Left Behind (NOLB) and Best Start Bright Futures funding (BSBF) and UK Government Shared Prosperity Funding (SPF). The Partnership is committed to community wealth building and Fair Work. Lot 1: Stage 1 Engagement and Barrier Removal South East The focus of this provision is on engagement and developing detailed assessment and action plans, delivering barrier removal services which will support progression onto further pipeline stages. Services should proactively engage disabled adults or adults with support needs through, existing relationships, local networking, partnership with local stakeholders and strong accessible marketing and local communications. Activities should include engagement, assessment, action planning and barrier removal, as well as improving each participant’s confidence, motivation, and aspiration for work. Lot 2: Stage 1 Engagement and Barrier Removal West The focus of this provision is on engagement and developing detailed assessment and action plans, delivering barrier removal services which will support progression onto further pipeline stages. Services should proactively engage disabled adults or adults with support needs through, existing relationships, local networking, partnership with local stakeholders and strong accessible marketing and local communications. Activities should include engagement, assessment, action planning and barrier removal, as well as improving each participant’s confidence, motivation, and aspiration for work. Lot 3: Stage 1 Engagement and Barrier Removal North East The focus of this provision is on engagement and developing detailed assessment and action plans, delivering barrier removal services which will support progression onto further pipeline stages. Services should proactively engage disabled adults or adults with support needs through, existing relationships, local networking, partnership with local stakeholders and strong accessible marketing and local communications. Activities should include engagement, assessment, action planning and barrier removal, as well as improving each participant’s confidence, motivation, and aspiration for work. Lot 4: Supported Employment South East Activity should be focussed on engaging disabled people and delivering a ‘place and train ‘methodology. That is, after barrier removal, focussing significant resources into finding suitable employment, job carving and in-work support. Referrals onto the programme should include people with a learning disability, sensory disability, physical disability, autism, who are neurodiverse or who have complex mental health issues. As such, it is critical that the provider is able to demonstrate inclusivity across their operation. This should also include disabled people who are parents, and outreach to relevant parental interventions would be expected of a Supported Employment programme. Lot 5: Supported Employment West Activity should be focussed on engaging disabled people and delivering a ‘place and train ‘methodology. That is, after barrier removal, focussing significant resources into finding suitable employment, job carving and in-work support. Referrals onto the programme should include people with a learning disability, sensory disability, physical disability, autism, who are neurodiverse or who have complex mental health issues. As such, it is critical that the provider is able to demonstrate inclusivity across their operation. This should also include disabled people who are parents, and outreach to relevant parental interventions would be expected of a Supported Employment programme. Lot 6: Supported Employment North East Activity should be focussed on engaging disabled people and delivering a ‘place and train ‘methodology. That is, after barrier removal, focussing significant resources into finding suitable employment, job carving and in-work support. Referrals onto the programme should include people with a learning disability, sensory disability, physical disability, autism, who are neurodiverse or who have complex mental health issues. As such, it is critical that the provider is able to demonstrate inclusivity across their operation. This should also include disabled people who are parents, and outreach to relevant parental interventions would be expected of a Supported Employment programme.