The Growth Company Invitation to Tender for Restart Provider Framework Opportunity

The Growth Company (GC) are looking to establish a small framework of high quality providers, who offer essential intervention services to support our participants on the Restart programme across our Restart delivery areas. The intervention services are designed to support individuals in overcoming barriers to employment and facilitating their successful reintegration into the workforce.

This Framework will cover (GC's) delivery in South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and the North West. Currently we understand that Restart South Yorkshire will have the most volume of requirements, however, all programmes will call off from the contract.

In support of our current Restart contracts, GC is seeking to identify partners with the capability and capacity to deliver a high-quality employability services to support our participants on our Restart programme. We do not guarantee to call off any specific work during the term of the Framework and a place on to the Framework is not a guarantee of any awarded contracts. Our Restart Scheme Advisors will work with our customers to identify additional support requirements and will use this Framework to provide the right support and the best opportunities for the customer, considering the participants unique needs, geographical location and ease of access to services.

We deliver the Restart Scheme across the North of England funded by the Department for Work and Pensions. It is a government Scheme providing up to 12 months of enhanced support to help individuals find a job in their local area. It's designed to break down any employment barriers that could be holding individuals back from finding work.

We deliver the Restart Scheme in:

South Yorkshire on behalf of Maximus UK North West on behalf of G4S Greater Manchester on behalf of Ingeus

We are seeking dedicated, experienced, and qualified organisations to collaborate with us in providing high quality employment support services as follows:

Job Placement Assistance

Skills Training and Development

Career Counselling and Coaching

Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing Support

Financial Literacy Education and Training

To apply for this Invitation to Tender opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth

Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents. Your ITT submission must be made on the Panacea Portal.

The tender documents contain instructions and information for your tender, including specification of requirements, and the key assessment and evaluation criteria that will be used to assess offers. In addition, the contract conditions are enclosed.

The deadline for submission of the required documents is 17:00pm on Monday 10th June 2024.