Working Well: Stage 2
EOI for Partnership Selection Form
Deadline for submission: 10am, 7 August 2015
Introduction
The Big Life Company are passionate about delivering social inclusion outcomes
across Greater Manchester. We currently deliver the Working Well pilot project
within Manchester, Salford and Trafford.
We are developing a partnership bid in anticipation of the Working Well Expansion
for which details are expected to be released in July. Phase 1 expansion looks to
continue to wrap provision around the employment and skills landscape. It will
support up to 15,000 people with multiple and inter-related barriers to employment
such as;
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Health issues
Homelessness
Addiction
Low confidence/motivation
Childcare problems
Low skills
Debt
Ex-offenders
Where possible it will support people earlier than the current pilot does.
Our approach is to work with partners who can bring their local knowledge and
experience. We aspire to work with organisations who are already embedded within
communities and can demonstrate the impact of their work.
Referrals are expected to occur between January 2016 and March 2017.
Approximate volumes, based on current Working Well referral rates are shown
below.
Local Authority
Manchester
Salford
Trafford
Bolton
Bury
Oldham
Rochdale
Stockport
Tameside
Wigan
Total
Approximate
Volumes
3690
1780
600
1580
610
1240
2280
650
1190
1380
15000
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%
Cases
25%
12%
4%
11%
4%
8%
15%
4%
8%
9%
100%
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Please complete this Partner Selection Application Form by 10am on the 7 August
2015.
Late forms will not be accepted and any words beyond the word limits will be
ignored. Please respond within this template expanding tables where necessary.
You may include diagrams or tables but these are included within the word limits.
Your application may not be accepted if any responses to questions are missing.
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1.
About your organisation
1.1. Registered name of organisation making application
1.2. Main address for correspondence
1.3. Person/s applying on behalf of the organisation
1.4. Position in the organisation
1.5. Telephone number
1.6. Key contact email address
1.7. Type of Organisation (i.e. Registered charity, Public sector, Private sector)
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Specification
The project aims to provide holistic and bespoke support for people furthest from the
labour market, increasing their employability and improving their prospects for
employment.
This service will deliver across the whole of Greater Manchester (Bolton, Bury,
Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan).
Aimed at the following groups:
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Lone parents
Young People
Repeat benefit claimants (low-pay, no-pay)
Complex families
Older out of work benefit claimants
Long-term benefit claimants
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Those on health-related benefits
Ex-service personnel
As well as the above there will be a range of further priority groups that providers will
be expected to target with the help of local authorities, GPs’ and other agencies..
Priority groups may differ from across Greater Manchester and we are interested to
hear about priority groups where you deliver services. We are looking for partners
who;
-cover all or some of the local authority areas in Greater Manchester
- are already working with these target groups
- can demonstrate innovation and an integrated approach.
Testing Aligned Therapies
We anticipate the service to include testing aligned therapies, including the following;
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Advice & Information
Coaching & mentoring
Guided self-help reading
Online therapies
Peer support groups
Physical activity groups
Psycho-educational groups
Telephone counselling
Working Well will support clients to remove their health and wellbeing barriers to
employment. The primary role of the Working Well key-worker will be to support
progress towards job goals and sustained employment; and enable access to
appropriate wellbeing interventions – examples are:
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Brief dynamic therapy – expected length of intervention 6-16 weeks
Cognitive behavioural therapy – expected length of intervention 10-20 weeks
Counselling – expected length of intervention 6-20 weeks
Couple therapy – expected length of intervention 6-20 weeks
Interpersonal psychotherapy – expected length of intervention 8-16 weeks
The suggested go live date for the Working Well Expansion is January 2016
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3.
Service Provision
3.1. In which Greater Manchester areas does your organisation currently have
local premises or deliver services from?
Bolton
Manchester
Salford
Stockport
Trafford
Bury
Oldham
Rochdale
Tameside
Wigan
3.2. How many clients could you support in each local authority area?
Bolton
Manchester
Salford
Stockport
Trafford
Bury
Oldham
Rochdale
Tameside
Wigan
3.3. How many people have you engaged with in the last 12 months with the
following barriers to employment?
Mental Health condition
Physical Health condition
Homelessness
Addiction
Low confidence/motivation
Childcare problems
Low skills
Debt
Ex-offenders
3.4. If you are selected as a partner would you consider working under a spot
purchase arrangement?
Yes
No
3.5. Can you confirm that you would be happy to be part of a partnership to
deliver Working Well 2?
Yes
No
3.6. Briefly describe how you work with / give examples of service delivery and
experience which relates to the following Working Well target groups.
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PLEASE ONLY COMPLETE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN DELIVERING
(max 200 words)
Lone parents
(max 200 words)
Young People
(max 200 words)
Repeat benefit
claimants (lowpay, no-pay)
(max 200 words)
Complex families
(max 200 words)
Older out of work
benefit claimants
(max 200 words)
Long-term benefit
claimants
(max 200 words)
Those on healthrelated benefits
(max 200 words)
Ex-service
personnel
Other – please
specify
(max 200 words)
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4.
Confirmation and Declaration
Please confirm that you consent the below:
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You will be required to provide more detailed information in the next stage
Successful bidders will be required to provide some additional information and
attend at least one meeting with The Big Life Company.
Successful bidders cannot be guaranteed inclusion in the final partnership as
this subject to negotiation. The Big Life Company reserve the right not to bid
and to include/exclude partners at any time.
Successful partners may be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement
before a further in-depth discussions in September 2015 (tbc)
When you have completed the questionnaire, please read and sign the section
below
I/We certify that the information supplied is accurate to the best of my/our knowledge
and I/we accept the conditions and undertakings requested in this document. I/We
understand that false information could result in my/our exclusion from the
partnership.
I/We also understand that it is a criminal offence to give or offer gifts or consideration
as an inducement or reward to any servant of a public body. Any such action will
result in exclusion from the partnership.
Signed:
For and on behalf of:
Date:
Please ensure that you have answered all questions appropriate to your application
and have signed the above declaration.
Please return back to sam.palmer@thebiglifegroup.com
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