DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS · Awarded contract

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Award of Youth Engagement Fund Contract to Futureshapers (Sheffield) Ltd

Awarded 29 Mar 2015

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Awarded29 Mar 2015

Value£5,450,400.00

SupplierFutureshapers(Sheffield) Ltd

AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

RegionYorkshire and The Humber

CategoryPublic Services & Welfare

Ended 8y 7mo ago3y term

Awarded 29 Mar 2015Expired 29 Mar 2018

About

The Department for Work and Pensions awarded a contract to Futureshapers (Sheffield) Ltd for the Youth Engagement Fund, a £16m initiative over three years using social impact bonds to improve education and employment outcomes for disadvantaged young people aged 14-17 in England.

The contract value is £5,450,400.

The fund aims to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) by funding preventative interventions through social investment partnerships.

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