York, North Yorkshire & East Riding - Local Enterprise Partnership Area

This contract will cover the following Local Authority areas within the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP area: • York; • Craven; • Hambleton; • Harrogate; • Richmondshire; • Ryedale; • Scarborough; and • Selby. As a minimum the Provider must deliver from premises in: • York; • Harrogate; and • Scarborough. East Riding of Yorkshire local authority (LA) is also within the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP geographical area. However, this provision will not be delivered in that LA. This is due to a geographical overlap with the LA sat within the boundaries of both Humber LEP and York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP. Humber LEP will exclusively deliver similar ESF funded employment provision in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority area. Service delivery under this contract is expected to commence in October 2016 and continue until September 2019. There will be a further 64 week payment tail. The contract value is £2,014,200 and there is a requirement for a minimum of 900 Participants to start on this provision. The aim of this provision is to help unemployed and economically inactive people enter progress in and sustain employment. Through flexible and personalised packages of support, it will enhance engagement and work readiness activity, as well as help to ensure sustained job outcomes for disadvantaged people who face multiple barriers to work. The Provider must meet ESF specific requirements set by the European Commission and failure to comply can result in a high financial risk for both the Provider and DWP, as funds used inappropriately or for ineligible Participants or purposes and/or where the ESF requirements have not been met are recoverable from Providers. The Provider will use the Provider Referral and Payment (PRaP) system to receive their referrals and to record claimant activity. The Provider will therefore need to have met relevant security requirements when contracts go live. This contract will be for the use of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), its Executive Agencies and those Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by DWP. Further information including a list of such Agencies and Public Bodies can be viewed by selecting ‘Ministerial Departments’ on the Departmental website.