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Neurodivergent Support

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Contract value
£55,154ex VAT
Submissions closed
1 November 2024
Published
1 November 2024

Procurement

Contract period
2 November 2024 - 3 November 2024
0 months
Procedure type
Direct award
CPV classifications
  • 80000000 Education and training services
  • 80510000 Specialist training services

What happened

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council awarded this contract to Autism Plus worth £55,154 on 1 Sept 2024. The contract runs until 3 Nov 2024.

Description

The provider has been contracted to deliver against their submitted proposal (schedule 1).

The provider's is to target the following group of people:

  • Economically inactive adults.
  • Socially excluded unemployed adults whose needs which cannot be, or have not been, appropriately met through mainstream provision (e.g. DWP's Restart, Work & Health Programme)

The provider is to ensure that 50% of the participants who sign up to the programme are economically inactive

  • The provider will be specifically looking to support participants who are:
  • Neurodivergent individuals of working age (16 years plus) from across the Barnsley area.
  • Individuals who are struggling to access mainstream provision, or those that fall in between the gap of services.
  • Individuals who have a diagnosis/ are seeking a diagnosis or suspect they have neurodivergent traits.

The provider's performance will be measured against the following outcomes:

  • 40 Individuals engaged in the provision. Eligibility based upon UKSPF Eligibility criteria.
  • 35% of those individuals where appropriate moving into; Paid Employment, Internships, Apprenticeships, Volunteering or Education.
  • 80% Reporting an increase in Confidence.
  • 100% able to successfully use digital devices to search for employment.
  • 50% of participants to have been offered a mock interview.
  • 1 Employer Focussed Session focussed on raising awareness of Neurodiversity in the workplace.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Autism Plus
Award value
£55,154
Award date
1 September 2024

Contact

Address
Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2TA
Contact name
Maddie Bray

Identifiers

Buyer reference
20241101085506-103835
Notice ID
19280e58-f67e-4460-9252-05239ea0a7d1-799005
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-3740392f-838d-4732-9bc5-cd8aebdbcc7b

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