Work and Health Programme – Expression of Interest

The Pluss Organisations CIC will be focusing its efforts as a Prime Provider for the Work and Health Programme (WHP) across Southern England.

Southern England WHP will cover a geographic area includingSurrey, West Sussex (inc. Brighton and Hove), Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Wiltshire (inc. Swindon), Hampshire/Isle of Wight,
Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall/Isles of Scilly.

Completing and returning this Expression of Interest (EOI) will identify your initial interest and potential contribution with regard to this opportunity.

If interested in working with Pluss, please return a reply to by 5:00pm Friday 2nd December clearly stating ‘Work and Health Programme EOI’ in the e-mail subject box.

Kind regards,

Pluss

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Organisation name:

  1. Delivery area

Please list the key cities and/or towns where you currently deliver or have a significant presence. The cells will increase automatically.

Region / Key locations for current delivery (cities/towns)
  1. Delivery premises/sites

Please include a list of the delivery sites you can use to deliver WHP. Provide details as shown in the example below.

Delivery sites
Address and Type
(1. Fixed, 2. Outreach/
co-location) / Number of delivery staff who could be located here / DDA compliant / Number of meeting rooms / Number of training rooms / Number of IT work stations for customers / Within 10 minutes walk of public transport
e.g.16 High Street, Bristol. Type 1 (Fixed) / 6 staff / Yes / 2 meeting rooms / 4 rooms / 3 work stations / Yes
  1. Performance – Current and most recent

Please provide details of your main contracts/services delivered. Provide details as shown in examples below.

Contract name and Commissioner / Start/end dates / Delivery area / Delivery type – end to end, specialist provider etc. / Target customer group / Voluntary or Mandatory / Performance
e.g. Work Choice – DWP / 2009/ongoing / Dorset / Specialist / Customers with disabilities and/or long term health needs (ESA and JSA) / Voluntary / 530 programme starts
302 job starts
192 short job outcomes
  1. Indicative offer

What type of delivery could you offer for WHP across the Southern England? (NOTE: If you indicate that you wish to be an End to End provider –
1 or 2 only – you will be required to complete a comprehensive ITT document which will be forwarded upon receipt of this EOI).

1.End to End - All customers

2.End to End Specialist –Specific customers

3.End to End Specialist –Ad-hoc

4.Specialist Intervention

5.Training

6.Other

Delivery / Indicative details / Delivery area
e.g. End to End Specialist – Specific Customer / Offending history, substance misuse / All Southern England
  1. Key stakeholders

What links exist with local stakeholders, in particular Local Authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG), VCSE, employer groups etc? Please include those that you feel are your strongest relationships.

Key stakeholder/organisation/body / Key benefits of this relationship linked to delivery/customer support?
e.g.Bristol Health and Wellbeing Board / Board members encouraged to refer potential programme customers

6a.Challenges

Tell us the key challenges and/or issues that need to be overcome in your local area associated with the Work and Health Programme.(500 words max.)

6b.Solutions

How would your organisation help address some of the challenges you have highlighted in 6a?(500 words max.)

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