Expression of Interest to work with Standguide Limited on the DWP European Social Fund (England) 2014-2020 programme

About us

Standguide have been working in the Welfare to Work industry since 1990, delivering bespoke training and mentoring to over 120,000 customers since we began. We believe that every person who participates in our services has the potential to be successful and will be engaged, motivated and encouraged to succeed; this belief is something we encourage our partners and subcontractors to embrace, contributing to dynamic successful delivery.

We are applying for funding for the DWP ESF programme in various areas, and we are seeking Expressions of Interest from prospective voluntary, private and public sector organisations who would like to work with us in one or more of these areas.

Registering your interest

This document is to be completed by all organisations interested in working with Standguide Limited as a delivery partner. If you have previously completed an Expression of Interest for other tenders, we would ask that you still complete this tender specific Expression of Interest.

Please note that:

  • Completion of this document does not infer any contractual agreement between Standguide Limited and your organisation, but rather will help us to assess your organisation’s ability to work with us as a subcontractor or partner.
  • More detail may be requested in relation to specific partnership opportunities as they arise.

Please return your completed Expressions of Interest to:

Introduction to Working with Standguide Limited

Please complete these basic questions before moving on to Sections 1 to 12

Employability only:Which type of supplier are you?
End to end provider
Specialist intervention(s) partner
Spot purchases and/or organisations to which we signpost

Section 1: Your Organisation

1.1 Company details
Company name
Registered address
Including post code
Company registration and/or charity number
VAT number
Contact name
Contact number
Contact email address
Organisation website
Is your organisation on the Skills Funding Agency’s Register of Training Organisations?
If yes, please provide ROTO number. / Yes / No
1.2 Organisation Overview
Please indicate the type of organisation:
Private / Third Sector
Public Sector / Social Enterprise
Consortium/SPV / Other (specify)
Please indicate how many staff (FTE/volunteers) you have:
Do you currently work/ have worked with Standguide? / Yes / No
If you have answered ‘yes’ above, please give details below:
1.3 Finances
Please indicate your turnover and profit for the last full financial year:
Turnover / £
Profit / £
Please confirm that you are able to provide audited accounts for the last three years: / Yes / No

Section 2: Delivery Locations

2.1 Delivery Areas
Please indicate the local areas where you can deliver your services:
2.2 Delivery Infrastructure – Please give details of your current delivery infrastructure, indicating whether premises are fixed or outreach - (add additional lines if required)
Geographical areas: / Address / Sq Metres / Facilities

Section 3: Services

3.1 Skills
Please indicate the services/ training courses you have experience of, or are accredited to deliver (add additional lines if required).
3.2Additional specialist services
Please indicate the services you have experience of, or are accredited to deliver:
Reducing Offending/ Re-offendingsupport / Attitudinal skills
Debt advice/management / ID and bank accounts
Money management / Housing advice/management
Access to housing / Benefit advice/management
Gambling advice/support / Family advice/support
Relationship advice/support / Carer advice/support
Childcare advice/support / Motivation and confidence building
Offending disclosure advice / Condition management
Support for people with learning difficulties / Support for people with mental health needs
Support for people with physical disabilities / Alcohol misuse advice and support
Drug and substance misuse advice and support / Dual diagnosis
Sexual health advice and support / Other (specify)
3.3Innovation
Please detail any innovative services that you can offer (maximum 250 words):

Section 4: Customer Groups

4.1 Customer Groups
Please indicate which customer groups you have experience of working with:
BME Groups / Carers
Care Leavers / ESA
Ex-military personnel / Ex-offenders
Homeless people / JSA 18-24
JSA 25+ / JSA Early Entrants
JSA Ex-IB / Learners completing apprenticeships
Learners completing Level 2 qualifications / Learners completing Level 3 qualifications
Learners with basic skills needs / Learners with ESOL needs
Lone parents / Offenders / ex-Offenders
Over 50s / People who are drug or alcohol misusers
People with learning difficulties / People with mental health needs
People with other physical health conditions / Professionals/executives
Refugees or asylum seekers / Whole families
Young people (NEET) 14 – 18 years old / Young people (NEET) 19 – 24 years old
Other (specify)

Section 5: Quality

5.1 Policies
Please indicate which of the following policies your organisation has in place:
(You must commit to the cost of ensuring that all of the policies and procedures are in place prior to working with Standguide Limited.)
Anti-bribery / Anti-Bullying Policy
Business Code of Ethics / Business Continuity
Fraud Protection / Whistle Blowing
Data Protection and Storage / Disability and Discrimination Policy
Equality and Diversity / Disciplinary & Grievance
Health and Safety / Complaints
Safety of Work Placements / Staff Vetting Policy
Environmental and Sustainability / TUPE
Quality Assurance / Recruitment and Personnel
Safeguarding / Prevent
Information Security / If yes to Information Security, has this been approved by DWP/SFA?
5.2 Inspections – Ofsted/Estyn/HMIe/ETI/External Verifier
Please provide the following information for all inspections:
Area: / Grade: / Date: / Provision:
5.3 Standards and Accreditations
Please indicate which of the following your organisation holds or is working towards:
Investors in People / Achieved / Working towards
Merlin Standard / Achieved / Working towards
Matrix / Achieved / Working towards
ISO 27001 / Achieved / Working towards
ISO 9001 / Achieved / Working towards
ISO 14001 / Achieved / Working towards
Training Quality Standard / Achieved / Working towards
Total Quality Management / Achieved / Working towards
Positive About Disability / Achieved / Working towards
Other (please specify):
5.4 Terminated Contracts
Have you had any contracts terminated during the past 3 years? / Yes / No
If you have answered ‘yes’ above, please give details below:

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Section 6: Recent Contract Delivery Performance

6.1 Contract Performance Details
Please provide the following details of your most recent performance for past or current contracted services during the last 3 years. Please indicate both percentages and physical volumes.
Funding body/ prime contractor / Region / Customer target group / Contract start and end dates / Customer volumes (p/a) / Targets (e.g. job entry rate, positive outcomes) / Outcomes achieved / Sustained targets / Sustained achieved

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Section 7: Customer Engagement

7.1 Organisations providing referrals
Please indicate the organisations you currently work with to generate referrals in each of the areas you have listed a preference for. How do you generate referrals from these? (150 words max per area)

Section 8: Community Engagement

8.1 Engaging with local communities
Please provide an overview of the characteristics of the local communities in the areas you have listed a preference for. How have you engaged with the local community? (250 words max per area)

Section 9: Local Support

9.1 Helping customers overcome barriers
For each of the geographic areas you have listed in section 2.1, please detail any specialist organisations/ agencies you have used to support the customer groups (identified in section 4.1) to overcome barriers. (No word limit)

Section 10: Growth Sectors and Key Employers

10.1 Growth Sectors
Please provide an overview of the main industry sectors in the areas you have indicated a preference for. Which of these sectors are currently experiencing growth? (250 words max per area)
10.2 Key Employers
Who are the key employers you work with in the areas you have indicated a preference for? How will you work with these to achieve job outcomes for the customers on this programme (350 words max per area)

Section 11: Additional Information

11.1 Additional Organisation Information
Please provide a brief overview of your organisation, focusing on areas not covered elsewhere in this Expression of Interest form. This may include, for example, your unique selling points, your organisational culture and values and your top three strengths. (500 words max).

Section 12: Declaration

12.1 Form Completion Details
Name of person completing this form:
Position within the organisation:
Date of completion:

To ensure we have the most up to date information, please inform us from time to time if the information you have given us changes. Should you not want us to keep your information on file in the future, please contact us and let us know.

Please note: all the information you give us is confidential.

Thank you for your interest in working with Standguide Limited.

Please return this EOI to us my emailing it to .

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