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title: "CWC24001 - SPF Employment Support Provision"
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# CWC24001 - SPF Employment Support Provision

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cwc24001-spf-employment-support-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-043794). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wolverhampton City Council: "CWC24001 - SPF Employment Support Provision". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.wolverhamptontenders.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wolverhampton City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wolverhampton-city-council-ons-e08000031)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 March 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Education and training services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG, UKG3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043794`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cwc24001-spf-employment-support-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-043794#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [wolverhamptontenders.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wolverhamptontenders.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cwc24001-spf-employment-support-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-043794#participate

## Description
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UK SPF) is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
UK SPF Investment Priorities are:
1. Communities and Place
2. Local Business
3. People and Skills
Under the People and Skills intervention, Wolverhampton has allocated funding from its local allocation against the following UK SPF intervention area:
• E33 Employment Support for Economically Inactive People
The Council is now looking to commission three contracts via three lots for the provision of employment support for unemployed and economically inactive residents. The contracts will deliver three separate but complementary services focusing on improvement to health, increased inclusion and improvement to employability skills.
The provision will add to the Council’s Wolves at Work employment support programme, providing enhanced support to those who are further from the job market and providing wrap-around support to those who need it most.
The provider(s) will be required to work closely with the Council provision to ensure best value is delivered to unemployed and economically inactive residents, including links to the Council’s other skills and employment programmes.
Lot 1 - Improvement to Health
This lot will focus on individuals who have health and wellbeing needs.  This includes physical and/or mental health needs.
The provider will be expected to provide employment support tailored to support participants to improve their health and wellbeing.
Providers should focus their resources on ensuring that the individuals access health and wellbeing support during their journey into work as well as receiving support from the provider to access benefits and services suitable for them.
Lot 2 - Increase Inclusion
This lot will focus on individuals who are excluded from the labour market due to a range of issues including lack of confidence, poor English skills, poor financial inclusion, lack of access to the benefits system.
The provider will be expected to provide employment support tailored to support participants to improve their inclusion, particularly in regard to accessing benefits, employability and basic skills.
Providers should focus their resources on ensuring that the individuals access suitable support to improve their confidence and interpersonal skills as well as support with financial inclusion.
Lot 3 - Improve Employability Skills
This lot will focus on individuals with low employability skills who require extra support to make themselves more employable in the current labour market.
The provider will be expected to provide employment support tailored to support participants to improve their potential employment opportunities through regular meetings with their keyworker, focussed jobs searching su...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cwc24001-spf-employment-support-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-043794)

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Improvement to Health
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £150,000
- **Description:** The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UK SPF) is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across th...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2024 to 31/03/2025

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Increase Inclusion
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £150,000
- **Description:** The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UK SPF) is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across th...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2024 to 31/03/2025

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Improvement to Employability Skills
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £106,000
- **Description:** The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UK SPF) is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across th...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2024 to 31/03/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Lot 2 - Increased Inclusion (active)
  - Award id: `021342-2024-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Business 2 Business UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-118349`

- **Award:** Lot 3 -  Improvement to Employability Skills (active)
  - Award id: `021342-2024-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Business 2 Business UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-118349`

- **Award:** Lot 1 - Improve Health (active)
  - Award id: `021342-2024-CWC24001-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Business 2 Business UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-118349`

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Increased Inclusion (active)

- **Contract:** Lot 3 -  Improvement to Employability Skills (active)

- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Improve Health (active)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021342-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-12T07:46:52.000Z
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