Response to Redundancy Presentation

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Response to Redundancy ITT Launch
Welcome
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National Specification
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Purpose and content

• Purpose of this presentation is to set out key
  information for providers wishing to tender for
  the Response to Redundancy package
• Presentation sets out background, key
  instructions and timelines

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Background

• Response to the changing economic landscape
  agreed by DIUS and DWP Secretaries of State
• Utilising 50m ESF and 50m Train to Gain funds
• One national specification questionnaire with a
  regional element providers need only submit one
  response
• Open to providers who are pre-qualified on the
  Qualified Provider Framework (QPF) to deliver
  Employer Responsive provision
• Contracts to be in place by April 2009, to run
  through until Dec 2010

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Aim

• To fill gaps in current LSC funding to enable
  providers to respond to redundancy responsively
  and flexibly, whilst working to a national
  funding model
• Crucial that providers who respond can evidence
  good working links with Jobcentre Plus and
  Employers, to support a seamless package of
  transition between JCP and LSC Employer
  Responsive programmes
• Pull through into accredited learning in the
  workplace is key, through Train to Gain or
  apprenticeships
• Consistent approach is needed to jointly meet
  Ministerial objectives

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ServiceRequirement

• Three target groups
• Individuals who are under notice of redundancy
  and their employer organisations
• Individuals who are newly redundant
• Individuals who are unemployed but would be ready
  for employment after receiving this package of
  skills development support.
• Understanding of other agencies and services
  that can be appropriately signposted to, to
  support and enhance the offer being described

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ServiceRequirement (cont.)

• Individual Offer
• Individuals in the eligible target groups should
  be offered a range of skills development
  solutions, to equip them with the skills to be
  employed in line with emerging skills shortages
  and emerging job opportunities either in the
  same company or with a new employer

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ServiceRequirement (cont.)

• The Employer Offer
• Work with employers keen to support employee
  activities within the period of redundancy to
  access skills development and re-enter employment
  quickly

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Regional element

• One national specification questionnaire no
  matter how many regions a provider wishes to be
  considered for only one application is required
• Responses will be considered for sub-regional,
  regional, multi-regional and national coverage
• Question 6 requires a response for each region
  in which the provider wishes to be considered
• Scoring weighting on this element of tender
• 9 regions have individual requirements set out
  in a Regional Requirements document and a
  spreadsheet

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Funding model

• UP TO maximum of 1,500 per learner
• Based on guided learning hours successful job
  start outcome AND progression to Apprenticeship
  or Train to Gain
• Triggered via Individual Learning Record

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Tender response

• Read questions and specification carefully as
  scores based on understanding the specification
  and evidence of that the specification
  requirements will be met
• Read the Regional Requirements document and
  look at the regional requirements spreadsheet
• Question 6 will be looking for the linkages
  between the generic question responses and how
  this will be applied to each regions requirements

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Tender response

• In order for a complete tender response, the
  following needs to be completed and uploaded on
  the LSCs e-tendering system
• Completed specification questionnaire with a
  response for each sub-region/region(s) in which
  you want to be considered
• Completed regional requirements spreadsheet
  setting out indicative volumes for each area in
  which you want to be considered
• Read and accept the terms and conditions
  appropriate for your provider type
• Complete the technical questionnaire (checklist
  of declarations)

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Remember

• Read and use Instructions document most
  mistakes are made when this is not duly noted
• All correspondence should be through the ITT
  portal message board
• ITT closes 2nd March at 5pm

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Contracts

• Contract start date will be from April 2009
• Contract activity (learner engagement) will end
  in December 2010
• Contract will include requirement for monitoring
  through until June 2011
• Where the LSC has referred to a Prime
  Contractor either within the specification or
  within the question tips, the successful provider
  must deliver more than 51 of activity
  themselves.  No more than 49 of the activities
  can be carried out by organisations operating as
  subcontractors to the organisation submitting the
  application.  If this model is adopted this would
  be described as a Managing Agent and as such
  cannot be contracted for via this procurement
  process.