Connect to Work Programme

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    "description": "The Authority is delivering the Connect to Work Programme as part of new Mayoral powers to convene local supported employment provision that contributes to the national Get Britain Working plan and the Local Growth Plan.\nConnect to Work is a new, voluntary supported employment initiative funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is the first major element of the Get Britain Working Strategy and will take a collaborative, locally led approach\nIt will:\n\u2022\tConnect local work, health, and skills support using a \u201cplace, train, maintain\u201d model.\n\u2022\tTarget \u201chidden unemployment\u201d and disadvantaged groups.\n\u2022\tDeliver IPS (Individual Placement and Support) and SEQF (Supported Employment Quality Framework) interventions with high fidelity to national models.\n\u2022\tEnsure equitable access through a zero-exclusions approach.\n\u2022\tSupport at least 3,738 residents between 2025 and 2030.\nThe Authority, as Lead Authority and Accountable Body for Cambridgeshire \u0026 Peterborough, will commission, implement, and manage Connect to Work. Delivery will align with local priorities and be supported through partnerships with health services and other stakeholders\nThe Authority seeks to award a single contract to an experienced Supplier to manage a specialist supply chain and deliver 3,738 Connect to Work Programme starts, along with associated job starts and outcomes, between contract commencement and 31 March 2030.\nThe successful Supplier will be responsible for:\n\u2022\tBuilding and managing a specialist, local supply chain of delivery partners.\n\u2022\tEnsuring access to, and engagement with, the targeted Connect to Work participants.\n\u2022\tOverall delivery of both IPS (Individual Placement and Support model) and SEQF (Support Employment Quality Framework) support to the IPS and SEQF fidelity scales2 at the required volumes and profiles as detailed in this Specification.",
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