DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS · Awarded contract
Awarded

Award of New Enterprise Allowance Phase 2 Self-Employment Support Contracts

Awarded 02 Apr 2017

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Awarded02 Apr 2017
Value£30,478,907.00
SupplierPeoplePlus Group Ltd,Pinnacle People,Gateshead Trading Company,Standguide Ltd,Ixion Holdings (Contracts) Ltd,Cumbria Chamber of Commerce,Gloucestershire Enterprise Ltd,Business Sense Associates
AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 5y 10mo ago3y 9mo term
Awarded 2 Apr 2017Expired 31 Dec 2020

About

The Department for Work and Pensions awarded a contract to PeoplePlus Group Ltd, Pinnacle People, Gateshead Trading Company, Standguide Ltd, Ixion Holdings (Contracts) Ltd, Cumbria Chamber of Commerce, Gloucestershire Enterprise Ltd, and Business Sense Associates for the delivery of New Enterprise Allowance Phase 2, a self-employment support program.

The contract, valued at AUD 30,478,907, built on the existing NEA scheme by providing business advice, mentoring, and support to help unemployed individuals develop business plans and start trading, with further support during the first 26 weeks of trading.

Phase 2 expanded eligibility to include already self-employed Universal Credit recipients and was delivered across Great Britain in up to 14 Contract Package Areas from 3 April 2017, with an initial referral period until 31 March 2019 and participant support until 30 September 2020, plus an option to extend for up to two further years.

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