Seetec
DWP Community Work Placements
Placements and Projects Framework Proposals
Seetec is currently writing its tender responses for the DWP Community Work Placements (CWP) ITT
released recently by the Department for Work and Pensions with a tender deadline of 5th December 2013.
The CWP service is designed to support Work Programme completers (JSA and Universal Credit (full
conditionality) claimants) who have failed to find sustainable employment through Work Programme
provision and whose main obstacles to work are believed to include a lack of experience of the working
environment.
Participants will be referred to CWP by Jobcentre Plus and the successful provider will be required to
deliver provide a wide range of meaningful and supervised placements, which are of benefit to the
community and do not displace current jobs. The placements integrated with between 4 and 10 hours of
job search per week for up to 26 weeks. The programme is expected to run from 28 April 2014 until 27th
October 2016 with final referrals from JCP 31 March 2016.
For further information on this contract ITT please see the Department of Work and Pensions overview
at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/community-work-placements-info-pack.pdf
Seetec are bidding for this contract in the following Contract Package Areas:
 CPA 1: East of England
 CPA 3: London (East)
 CPA 4 London (West)
 CPA 7- North West
 CPA 10: South East (Kent; and Surrey and Sussex).
 CPA 12: South West (Gloucester, Wiltshire, and Swindon; and West of England).
 CPA 14: West Midlands
We are keen to receive expression of interest from organisations that are able to provide suitable work
placement or project opportunities. Suitable projects of community benefit will include group
placements in either outdoor or indoor settings which come under the headings of, for instance,
horticulture, regeneration, heritage, waterways, open spaces, and craft based initiatives.
We believe that local authorities and housing associations, in particular, may have projects which
already exist or could be set up to support local residents by building their work skills confidence and
experience and the local community through delivering local projects which are of direct or indirect
value to the community. It may be that you have existing projects which would benefit from additional
manpower or that you have identified worthwhile community projects which have never gone ahead due
to budget restrictions or lack of manpower. We would welcome discussions on project ideas.
If you have any queries regarding this form or if you would like to discuss this contract further please
call Peter Walkerley Business Development Manager on 07771 353729
Instructions for completing this application
To complete check boxes: Double click the appropriate box, a Check Box Form Field Option Box will
appear; under default value change from unchecked to checked and then press Ok.
Once complete, please return this form to [email protected] by 10am Thursday 21st November
Thank you for showing an interest in working with Seetec.
The Business Development Team
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Section 1. Contact Details
Organisation Name
Organisation type
Private Limited
Company
Third Sector
Local Authority
Other (Please
Specify
Yes
No
Public Sector
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
FE College
Housing Association
Yes
Yes
No
No
Organisation address:
Web site address:
Contact Name and Title
Contact telephone and mobile numbers
Email address
Alternative Contact details
Section 2. Geographical Coverage.
2.1 Please indicate the areas in which you intend to offer work placements and min / max numbers
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire; Cambridge and Suffolk; Essex; Norfolk
Min/ Max
CPA1 East of
England
Min / Max
CPA 3 London Local Authority areas: Ealing; Hammersmith & Fulham; Brent; Harrow;
CPA 4 London
CPA 7 North
West
CPA 10: South
East
CPA 12 South
West
CPA 14 West
Midlands
Hillingdon; Hounslow; Richmond Upon Thames; Kingston Upon Thames;
Wandsworth; Enfield; Kensington & Chelsea; Barnet; Camden; Westminster;
Islington; and Haringey
Local Authority areas: Hackney; Newham; Tower Hamlets; Barking &
Dagenham; Redbridge; Havering; Waltham Forest; City of London;
Croydon; Bexley; Lambeth; Bromley; Greenwich; Lewisham; Southwark;
Merton; Sutton
Greater Manchester Cheshire & Warrington
Min /Max
Min / Max
Kent; and Surrey and Sussex
Min / Max
Gloucester, Wiltshire, and Swindon; and West of England
Min /Max
Birmingham and Solihull; Black Country.
Min /Max
Section 3 Organisation Overview and Capacity
3.1 Please provide a brief overview of your organisation - including
a.) (if a local authority) size / location of housing stock in each CPA of interest
b.) previous experience of similar provision (e.g. MWA, CAP, Community Task Force) and
c numbers of placements delivered to date.
Please also confirm that you have health and safety procedures in place.
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3.2 Please indicate for each CPA of interest, the sectors and indicative number of placement
opportunities of community benefit you are able to provide.
Geographical location
Current or proposed sectors
Details including numbers and
& access (i.e. proximity e.g. Horticulture, Conservation etc
estimated size of each placement
to transport links) and
and whether to placement is to be
whether job search
self managed or managed by a
venue available on site
Seetec Project Supervisor
3.3 Please indicate what percentage of your current placements are provided by retail charity shops
CPA
Percentage
CPA
Percentage
CPA1 East of England
CPA 10: South East
CPA 3 London
CPA 12 South West
CPA 4 London
CPA 14 West Midlands
CPA 7 North West
Total Percentage
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3.4 New Placements proposed: Please indicate the type of placement(s) you wish to provide.
Please specify Geographical location, and
sector/type e.g. Horticulture, Conservation etc
Please specify numbers envisaged
Numbers 1-5
6-10
11-5
16-20
20 +
Please specify proposed management i.e.
managed in house or Seetec managed
Please provide below brief details including community benefit and total estimated numbers
involved.
3.5 Job Search Support: For existing and new placements please outline your approach to delivering
the 4-10 hours a week job search support for customers on programme. Please include details of
where this support will take place. If you are not delivering Job search support are you able to
provide suitable venues for this support to be delivered on site (max 300 words)
3.6 Please include any additional information that you feel relevant to your ability to support our
tender that is not covered elsewhere e.g. innovations, key strengths etc. (max 500 words)
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Section 4. Declaration
I confirm on behalf of my organisation that I am authorised to agree this declaration and to the best of
my knowledge all of the answers detailed in this application form are true and accurate.
Name:
Job Title:
Organisation:
Date:
Please save your Expression of Interest form as <your
organisation name> CWP Framework and email to
[email protected]
Should you require assistance completing this form or have any questions please contact
Peter Walkerley or Anthony Scarfe in our Business Development team on
0845 33 06 573.
Thank you for your interest in working with Seetec
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