Social Inclusion Consortium – Building Better Opportunities Application Summary
Social Inclusion Consortium (SInC)
Building Better Opportunities
Application Summary
Who are we?
The Social Inclusion Consortium (SInC) has been convened by four Local
Infrastructure Bodies (Bassetlaw CVS, Community Action Derby, Nottingham CVS,
Rural Action Derbyshire). We have come together across the D2N2 area and part of
what we are working towards are applications for one strand within the D2N2 LEP
European Union Structural Investment Funds prospectus.
The strand is called Building Better Opportunities (BBO) and is matched at source by
the Big Lottery. The current indication is for £13m to be invested into 3 programmes,
each delivered over 3 years. These programmes are:
 Towards Work
 Financial Inclusion
 Multiple & Complex needs
BBO focuses on those furthest from the labour market and will fund activity that
moves them closer to it. We have formed this consortium to ensure that the local
voluntary sector is positioned to bid for and deliver the 3 programmes. To meet the
scale and significance of the BBO programme we have been working alongside
Officers in our local statutory sector agencies and will continue to progress this for
the benefit of D2N2’s residents and voluntary sector.
SInC overall Aims:
1. Develop a structure to underpin VCS engagement with the D2N2 LEP
2. Develop a structure to facilitate VCS engagement with Combined Authorities
3. Create a structure through which the 3 elements of the BBO programme are
developed, co-ordinated, delivered and evaluated
4. Create new opportunities for increased cross sector working to tackle social
exclusion and improve economic opportunity
5. Promote the economic contribution of the voluntary and community sector
across the D2N2 area
6. Test, promote and evaluate systems change and person centred support
services which result in improved economic opportunities and social inclusion
The applications for BBO are linked to Aim 3. The focus of BBO applications will be
the delivery of personalised support programmes by the voluntary and community
sector that meet the social and economic inclusion outcomes of Thematic Objective
9 in the D2N2 European Union Structural Investment Framework.
Principles we are working to:
- Co-production with beneficiary involvement in the design, delivery and evaluation
of BBO interventions and services
- Connectivity with existing and planned provision to achieve effective embedded
delivery
- Proactive cross sector liaison, building relationships for and beyond the BBO
programme
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Person centred services tackling complex social exclusion issues delivered by
local agencies that have a pre-existing relationship with eligible beneficiaries
Social innovation through system change and voluntary sector responsiveness
Integration of Social Value in the design and delivery of initiatives/services and
work towards an agreed set of Social Value indicators to embed in
commissioning principles
Charter for membership
The members of the Social Inclusion Consortium Core Group commit to:
 Facilitating and overviewing a structure and process that is built on layers of
co-production
 Co-ordination of voluntary sector engagement and delivery within the Building
Better Opportunities Programme
 Convening the optimum structure to increase the voluntary sector’s access to
social inclusion funding
The Social Inclusion Consortium Strategic Partners commit to:
 Promotion of the Consortium as a voluntary sector led structure
 Open dialogue across the consortium membership to tackle systemic,
structural and geographical social exclusion
 Support t of the delivery of the Building Better Opportunities programme in
practical ways
The Social Inclusion Consortium Delivery Partners commit to:
 Delivery of initiatives/services that are designed through co-production with
beneficiaries and which meet all the BBO eligibility criteria
 Collaboration and co-operation across the D2N2 area, acting as the catalyst
for social innovation and the achievement of positive social and economic
outcomes for programme participants
 Collection and submission of all information required to meet the Lead
Accountable Body’s legal and contractual compliance
The Lead Accountable Body/Lead Applicant commits to:
 Accept the role on behalf of communities and beneficiaries across the
geography of D2N2
 Develop and deliver the BBO Partnership Agreement in line with the Social
Inclusion Consortium, Big Lottery Fund and the D2N2 Social Inclusion
Framework’s plans, structures and processes
 Deliver the role in line with legal requirements whilst remaining flexible to the
local aspects of delivery and contract compliance
Applying to become a Social Inclusion Consortium Delivery Partner
The background reading for all aspects of Building Better Opportunities can be found
here www.oneeastmidlands.org.uk/Building_Better_Opportunities
An Expression of Interest for each programme within Building Better Opportunities
needs to be submitted to the Big Lottery Fund by midday on Monday 3rd August
2015. The Social Inclusion Consortium is now inviting potential Delivery Partners to
complete our application form. If your application to us is successful, you will be
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named in the relevant Expression of Interest that is submitted by the relevant Social
Inclusion Consortium Lead Applicant Organisation. You will know whether or not you
are successful and included in the relevant Expression of Interest week commencing
20th July. If these Expressions of Interest are approved, the next phase is to
complete a Stage 2 Application (expected deadline November 2015).
Making an Application to the Social Inclusion Consortium
We have designed an online application form that potential Delivery Partners need to
complete and submit by 5pm on Friday 26th June.
In the application form we ask for information on:
1) Your participants – we ask for this because the programmes must be
underpinned by beneficiary involvement and co-production
2) Your proposal for personalised interventions – we ask for this because your
application needs to meet identified gaps and meet the EU eligibility criteria
3) Your commitment to the Social Inclusion Consortium – we ask this because
our approach is to build a platform for sustained voluntary sector engagement
with decision makers and to support system change. This goes beyond a
commitment to merely deliver a range of activities to achieve agreed
outcomes
4) Your organisation and Due Diligence – we ask for this because providers of
activities funded by EU/Big Lottery Fund have to meet certain criteria
If you are successful with your application to the Social Inclusion Consortium and we
are successful with our applications to the Big Lottery Fund there will be a series of
additional questions we need to ask between September and November 2015. This
information will be included in the Second Stage Application to the Big Lottery Fund.
The Assessment Phase
Once you have submitted your application to the Social Inclusion Consortium it will
be appraised by an Applications Panel. There will be three Applications Panels, one
for each of the BBO programmes. The decision of the Applications Panels will be
communicated to you week commencing 20th July. Below are the summaries of the
BBO Project Outlines as published by the Big Lottery Fund, which you will need to
refer to throughout your application.
Building Better Opportunities – Project Outlines
Project 1 Financial Inclusion - £3,088,500
March/Aug 2016 to Dec 2019
The specific activities to be delivered through this project should be determined by
applicants and clearly articulated in the stage one application form, but possible
activities could include:
 support delivered through outreach delivery;
 one to one support;
 group-based support.
Successful delivery of this project may require expertise in financial products and
services. All activities should be demand-driven and take a personalised approach.
Best practice indicates that participant involvement in designing projects and
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influencing the support they receive is the most effective approach, and applicants
are therefore encouraged to demonstrate how they will employ this within their
project.
People with mental health challenges may be more likely to become unemployed
and need stable finances to become work ready. Applicants should ensure that the
project includes appropriate accessible materials and connections with mental health
services. Applicants are encouraged to be explicit on measures to address mental
health challenges; approximately two per cent of outputs should be to support people
with mental health challenges.
Consideration should be given to demonstrating how the project is aligned to the
D2N2 Strategy Principles and the D2N2 Delivery Criteria for Social Inclusion (Impact
and Scale; Delivery Readiness; Additionality; Local Intelligence and Capacity;
Quality; Performance and Efficiency; Co-ordination of Market Engagement, and
Flexibility and Responsiveness).
Applicants are encouraged to consider a wide range of innovative delivery models.
All participants must be unemployed or economically inactive as defined in our
programme guide.
The project will have a specific focus on those people within the D2N2 LEP area who
are out of work, furthest from the labour market and people who are most at risk of
social exclusion.
The Social Inclusion Framework places a strong emphasis on the need to address
issues of mental health as a barrier to inclusion. It is also vital that applicants can
demonstrate working relationships with mental health support services (in order to
ensure awareness of the availability of financial support) and that any tools and
resources produced are accessible to this particular client group.
Whilst we can support activities for young people between the ages of 15 and 18,
there is a new statutory requirement for this age group to remain in education,
employment or training. We can only pay for activities working with young people
who are aged 16–29 and who are not in education, employment or training (NEET)
and young people aged 15-18 who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET. Young
people below the age of 15 are ineligible participants. Unless the project is
specifically aimed at young people, those aged 29+ remain eligible participants.
The project must deliver the following outputs and results within its lifetime:
At least 1950 people are engaged in activities to improve their work readiness,
including at least:
 1317 men;
 633 women;
 975 people who are unemployed;
 975 people who are economically inactive;
 309 people who are 50 or older;
 397 people with disabilities;
 238 people from ethnic minorities.
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N.B. each person can be counted against more than one category.
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At least 253 people enrolled on the project move into education or training on
leaving.
At least 263 people who were economically inactive when joining the project
move into employment (including self-employment) or job-search on leaving.
At least 126 people who need access to childcare receive childcare support
Project 2 Towards Work Programme - £7,401,700
March/Aug 2016 to Dec 2019
The project will need to:
 engage and support disadvantaged people to enable them to overcome
barriers to employment;
 provide bespoke, wrap around support aimed at getting people who are out of
work and people who are most at risk of social exclusion back into or towards
work, employability
 provide intensive engagement and support ahead of engagement in learning
or work;
 provide lighter-touch support as and when people are accessing provision and
services from other providers, particularly where this is short term.
The specific activities to be delivered through this project should be determined by
applicants and clearly articulated in the stage one application form, but possible
activities could include:
 supporting opportunities to identify existing skills and interests;
 building confidence and effective communication skills;
 developing a sense of self confidence;
 provision of effective information advice and guidance to enable participants
to understand and develop their future learning and work options and
pathways;
 supporting participants to access other services (including statutory) where
these would address wider barriers to employment
The provision for young people must be aligned with other D2N2 ESF-funded youth
engagement programmes. It should assess each young person and signpost them
on to other provision as necessary, in line with their specific needs.
All activities should be demand driven and take a personalised approach. Best
practice indicates that participant involvement in designing projects and influencing
the support they receive is the most effective approach, and applicants are therefore
encouraged to demonstrate how they will employ this within their project.
Applicants should demonstrate how their project is aligned to the D2N2 Strategy
Principles and the D2N2 Delivery Criteria for Social Inclusion (Impact and Scale;
Delivery Readiness; Additionality; Local Intelligence and Capacity; Quality;
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Performance and Efficiency; Co-ordination of Market Engagement, and Flexibility
and Responsiveness).
Applicants are encouraged to consider a wide range of innovative delivery models
All participants must be unemployed or economically inactive as defined in our
programme guide.
The project will have a specific focus on people within the D2N2 LEP area who are
out of work, furthest from the labour market and people who are most at risk of social
exclusion. This includes 80 per cent of the funding to support the below groups:
 older long-term unemployed people (40+);
 women returning to or needing to access employment;
 younger people (aged up to 24, including NEETs).
Applicants are encouraged to be explicit on measures to address mental health
challenges that present a barrier to employment; approximately 20 per cent of
outputs should be to support people with mental health challenges.
Whilst we can support activities for young people between the ages of 15 and 18,
there is a new statutory requirement for this age group to remain in education,
employment or training. We can only pay for activities working with young people
who are aged 16–29 and who are not in education, employment or training (NEET)
and young people aged 15-18 who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET. Young
people below the age of 15 are ineligible participants. Unless the project is
specifically aimed at young people, those aged 29+ remain eligible participants.
The project must deliver the following outputs and results within its lifetime:
At least 1,625 people are engaged in activities to improve their work readiness,
including at least:
 1,105 men;
 520 women;
 812 people who are unemployed;
 813 people who are economically inactive;
 260 people who are 50 or older;
 325 people with disabilities;
 195 people from ethnic minorities.
N.B. each person can be counted against more than one category.
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At least 189 people enrolled on the project move into education or training on
leaving.
At least 356 people move into employment, including self-employment, on
leaving.
At least 196 people who were economically inactive when joining the project
move into employment (including self-employment) or job-search on leaving.
At least 94 people who need access to childcare receive childcare support.
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Project 3 Multiple and Complex Needs - £4,634,800
March/Aug 2016 to Dec 2019
The project will need to:
 provide the means through which disadvantaged people become work-ready,
and are able to access learning, training and job opportunities;
 engage and support disadvantaged people to enable them to overcome
barriers to employment;
 be responsive to the needs of individuals and communities;
 provide consistent levels of support across urban and rural areas.
The specific activities to be delivered through this project should be determined by
applicants and clearly articulated in the stage one application form, but possible
activities could include:
 helping individuals to gain a greater understanding of their own abilities and
learning needs
 and to build confidence;
 supporting joint working with existing provision, such as the troubled families
teams and local transport leads;
 provision of small group support in rurally isolated areas;
 support to re-engage with and access mainstream services beyond those
directly related to employability.
Applicants are encouraged to be explicit on measures to address mental health
challenges; approximately 13 per cent of outputs should be to support people with
mental health challenges. They should also demonstrate how their delivery offer will
align with the strategic programme currently active within Nottingham City.
Consideration should be given to demonstrating how the project is aligned to the
D2N2 Strategy Principles and the D2N2 Delivery Criteria for Social Inclusion (Impact
and Scale; Delivery Readiness; Additionality; Local Intelligence and Capacity;
Quality; Performance and Efficiency; Co-ordination of Market Engagement, and
Flexibility and Responsiveness).
Applicants are encouraged to consider a wide range of innovative delivery models.
All participants must be unemployed or economically inactive as defined in our
programme guide.
The project will have a specific focus on people within the D2N2 LEP area who are
out of work, furthest from the labour market and people who are most at risk of social
exclusion. It should be focused on people with multiple and complex needs.
Whilst we can support activities for young people between the ages of 15 and 18,
there is a new statutory requirement for this age group to remain in education,
employment or training. We can only pay for activities working with young people
who are aged 16–29 and who are not in education, employment or training (NEET)
and young people aged 15-18 who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET. Young
people below the age of 15 are ineligible participants. Unless the project is
specifically aimed at young people, those aged 29+ remain eligible participants.
The project must deliver the following outputs and results within its lifetime:
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At least 421 people are engaged in activities to improve their work readiness,
including at least:
 284 men;
 137 women;
 210 people who are unemployed;
 211 people who are economically inactive;
 67 people who are 50 or older;
 86 people with disabilities;
 51 people from ethnic minorities.
N.B. each person can be counted against more than one category.
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At least 55 people enrolled on the project move into education or training on
leaving.
At least 42 people move into employment, including self-employment, on
leaving.
At least 57 people who were economically inactive when joining the project
move into employment (including self-employment) or job-search on leaving.
At least 27 people who need access to childcare receive childcare support.
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