LCRCA - Delivery Partner - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) - Connect to Work

Location

Merseyside:

Description

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority will commission a single contractor (which may be a consortium) to plan, mobilise and deliver high‑fidelity supported employment across Liverpool City Region. This support will conform to the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) and contribute to the Liverpool City Region's delivery of Connect to Work by: • Delivering a place, train and maintain supported employment service across Liverpool City Region, following the SEQF five -stage model • Building place‑based capacity to achieve the programme's aims and objectives. • Engaging and working with employers to adopt inclusive recruitment practices and make reasonable workplace adjustments. • Contributing to efforts to reduce economic inactivity and support residents with disabilities and/or health conditions into sustained, good‑quality employment. • Identifying and working collaboratively with other organisations that deliver services of benefit to participants. • Contributing to Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's work with research partners to better understand the impact of supported employment practices for people with disabilities and/or health conditions. This is a three year commission with the potential to extend for another three year, subject to funding and the suppliers delivery performance.

Renewal Options

The extension is subject to funding and suppliers delivery performance. The initial contract term is for 3 years. However there is a potential to extend the contract for a further three years if additional funding is secured. The estimated value of the contract is £6,196,900 for a period of three years. The contractor will have targets for registrations in year one and year two with the third year spent provide ongoing support to participants who joined the programme during the second year i.e. up to 12 months for unemployed people and up to 4 months for people in work. Subject to funding approval and the contractor's performance, the SEQF contract may be extended for a further three years of delivery. If an extension is approved the value will be £5,296,000, there will be targets for registrations in year three and year four with year five spent providing ongoing support to participants who joined the programme during the fourth year i.e. up to 12 months for unemployed people and up to 4 months for people in work

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Renewals are available.

Other Information

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