British Association for Supported Employment

Supply chain contracting

Restart contract winners announced

26/04/21

DWP has announced that it has awarded Restart contracts to bidders in all 12 contract package areas following a commercial process through the Commercial Agreement for Employment and Health Related Services [CAEHRS].

Four of the Restart bidders were successful and have each been awarded two contracts, these are: Ingeus, Maximus, Reed in Partnership and Serco. All other successful bidders have been awarded one contract each area, these are: Fedcap Employment, G4S, Jobs 22 and Seetec Pluss.

CAEHRS supply chain opportunities

24/07/20

Many organisations are seeking to get approved on DWP's Commercial Agreement for Employment and Health-Related Services (CAEHRS) and are seeking expressions of interest from potential supply chain partners. There are too many to list but they often advertise for partners through the Carley Consult website.

ESFA subcontracting standard

01/07/20

The Department for Education (DfE) has published the results of a consultation into sub-contracting for learners over 16 years of age.

Subcontracting education and training for learners over 16 is common. DfE wanted to review how they oversee the practice to:

EHRSUA, The Outsourcing Playbook & Supplier Code of Conduct v2

Topics:

Supply chain contracting, Procurement

Year of Publication:

2019

Type:

Guidance

The Employment & Health Related Services Umbrella Agreement (EHRSUA) is a framework-style agreement for the provision of employment and health related services. The objective of the agreement is to provide employment and health related support services helping people who are unemployed, disabled, have a health condition or barrier to work to select, train for, obtain and retain employment. Only providers accepted onto the umbrella framework are permitted to bid for high value DWP contracts.

The Work and Health Programme: levelling the playing field

Topics:

Commissioning, Procurement, Supply chain contracting, Work Programme

Year of Publication:

2016

Type:

Report

The Government will fail to create a level playing field in the competition between bidders for the Work and Health programme, according to new research published by the independent think tank Reform. Bidding has started for the Work and Health Programme, which will provide back-to-work services for long term unemployed and disabled people from October 2017.

The Merlin Standard: Guide for DWP providers

Publisher:

Central Government

Topics:

Supply chain contracting, Merlin, Work Choice, Work Programme

Year of Publication:

2013

Type:

Guidance

The Merlin Standard is a standard of behaviour which DWP prime providers are expected to adhere to in their relationship with their subcontractors. It is designed to encourage excellence in supply chain management by DWP prime providers. This ensures the fair treatment of sub-contractors and development of healthy high performing supply chains. The development of the Merlin Standard responded directly to concerns raised by DWP providers, especially those not operating as prime contractors, around potential unfair treatment within supply chains.

European Supported Employment Toolkit

Publisher:

Supported Employment Associations

Topics:

Supply chain contracting, Quality, Supported employment

Year of Publication:

2010

Type:

Framework, Guidance

The European Union of Supported Employment (EUSE) has produced a toolkit for providers and other interested parties. This toolkit consists of a range of Position Papers and How to Guides and has been designed to increase the knowledge and skills of professionals responsible for the delivery of Supported Employment services. The toolkit is primarily aimed at service providers for use in their staff development programmes. The 11 position papers cover a range of topics including, client engagement, vocational profiling, employer contact, in-work support, and career development.

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