Birmingham Changing Futures Together-
Research and Evaluation Services
Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull –
Research and Evaluation Services
Bidders Presentation, 17 April 2015
Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull –
Research and Evaluation Services
Bidders Presentation
17 April 2015
Project overview
 Pre-employment support programme
for 18-24 years olds
 Higher value, input, impact - £7.6m over
5 years to help participants secure and
sustain employment
 Working with those furthest from the
labour market
 Our ‘Demonstrator model’ tests our
approach, developed in partnership.
Project overview
 1,000 participants over 5 years
 Coach/mentor provides support
 Participant Journey - tailored pathways,
including options for volunteer
placement, subsidised work placement
and wrap-around support
 Outcomes include improvements in
skills and confidence
 Impact upon employers also captured
Covering all
spects of ‘The
Participant
Journey’
ach/Mentors
Partnership
approach
Cross-sectors (business,
voluntary, local authority)
Demonstrator
Model
ap around support
Volunteering
Employer Engagement
Talent Match
Company
Birmingham
and Solihull
Learning
and
Evaluation
Supported Wage
Option
Services Required
4 separate pieces of work. 1-3 come under the
banner of ‘Operational Intelligence (Mapping)’
1. Mapping 1 - Initiatives that support
sustainable youth employment
2. Mapping 2 - TM key participant groups
3. Mapping 3 - Employer engagement
4. Talent Match Learning and Review
Operational
Intelligence (Mapping)
1. Mapping 1 - Initiatives that support
sustainable youth employment
2. Mapping 2 - TM key participant groups
3. Mapping 3 - Employer engagement
Mapping 1. - Initiatives that support
sustainable youth employment
• Identification of Birmingham & Solihull initiatives that
support sustainable youth employment.
• A list of those of strategic significance to Talent Match
against the criteria BVSC supplies and on the Bidder’s
advice.
• Updatable matrix (annual) that includes a factual
overview, plus a report containing analysis of the
initiatives’ potential relationship to TM.
Mapping 2. - TM key participant groups
• Identification of activity in Birmingham & Solihull in
relation to TM key participant groups:
a) Care leavers
b) Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
c) ‘Hidden’ participants - those not receiving
benefits.
• The mapping is likely to identify key local stakeholders,
networks of activity and sources of good practice.
Mapping 3. - Employer engagement
• Identification of employer engagement activity – local
picture.
• Aim - TM team gains an understanding of the local
market place in order to target potential TM
employers for employment placements and
partnership working opportunities.
• Bidders to suggest options on the nature and extent of
mapping required to achieve the Aim
4. Talent Match Learning and Review
• Review of project activity since July 2014
• Exploring the participant journey – how
are the participant outcomes being
achieved?
• Will include an early assessment of the
‘Demonstrator Model’ elements
4. Talent Match Learning and Review
• Output will be suitable for Talent Match team
learning and wider stakeholders e.g. BIG
Lottery Fund, Core Strategic Partnership,
learning and policy networks
• Will refer to material from the National
Evaluation to give a complete picture
Other Local Evaluation work
• Project Specific Consultancy Advice
• Learning Opportunity for Talent Match
Ambassadors
Questions and
Answers
Procurement process
•
Provisional timetable – Request for Quotation (RFQ)
issued w/b 20 April, Bidder responses by 8 May
•
Process will be managed via the In-Tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bvsc/aspx/Home
•
Submit Expression of Interest to receive RFQ
documents
•
Submit clarification questions via In-Tend
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Today’s material will be posted on BVSC website http://www.bvsc.org/
Working together to enable people in
in Birmingham and Solihull to live
more fulfilled lives