DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS · Awarded contract
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DWP Awarded Employment Support Contract for Dorset LEP Area to Working Links

Awarded 04 Sep 2016

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Awarded04 Sep 2016
Value£3,373,650.00
SupplierWorking Links (Employment) Limited
AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
RegionSouth West
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 7y 2mo ago2y 12mo term
Awarded 4 Sept 2016Expired 3 Sept 2019

About

The Department for Work and Pensions awarded a contract to Working Links (Employment) Limited for the delivery of voluntary, individually tailored employment support across the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership area, targeting Employment and Support Allowance claimants with mental and/or physical barriers to work.

The contract, valued at £3,373,650, required a minimum of 1,440 participants to start on the provision, with service delivery expected to commence in October 2016 and continue until September 2019, followed by a 64-week payment tail.

Priority areas included Boscombe West, East Cliff and Springbourne, Boscombe East, Kinson South, Melcombe Regis, Central (Bournemouth), Newtown (Poole), Alderney (Poole), Queen’s Park, and Westbourne and Westcliffe.

The provider was required to meet European Social Fund (ESF) specific requirements and use the Provider Referral and Payment (PRaP) system for referrals and activity recording.

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