News - 2007 archive
Commercial employment provision – new operating model
5 December 2007
In April 2007, a letter from David Smith, DWP Commercial Director, and Matthew Nicholas, Director External Relations and Communications (47KB) 
, explained that the responsibility for contracted employment programmes would move to DWP Commercial Directorate. Today a letter from Rob Wormald, Head of Commercial Employment Provision (116KB) , was issued explaining the rationale for changes to the structure of Commercial Employment Provision (CEP) following the move, and outlining the new CEP Operating Model and how it will impact on suppliers.
DWP Commissioning Strategy – interim report
27 November 2007
On 27 November, the DWP
Commissioning Strategy – interim report (74KB)
was
published. The strategy lays out changes to the way in which we deliver
employment support to our customers. This paper summarises the key messages
from our work so far and the important questions on which we are seeking
further feedback and input over the next 3 months as we finalise the strategy.
We continue to welcome views from individuals and organisations to this report.
You can do this by writing to:
The
Commissioning Strategy Team
Department
for Work and Pensions
Level
2, The Adelphi,
1-11 John Adam Street
London,
WC2N 6HT
Or by e-mail to commissioning.strategy@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
Site update – September 2007
On 1 April 2007 responsibility for employment programmes delivered by external providers transferred from Jobcentre Plus to Work, Welfare and Equality Group (WWEG) and The Commercial Directorate (previously Commercial and Estates Directorate) within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
This site has been updated to reflect this change. Information aimed at external providers of employment programmes, including opportunities to tender, can now be found in the Welfare to Work section.
We welcome enquiries related to contracts or procurement, as well as feedback on the changes we have made to this site. We will respond to your e-mails as quickly as possible.
Review of DWP standard Terms and Conditions for service contracts
Over the next two months, DWP will be reviewing the standard Terms and Conditions for its Services contracts. The aim is to produce a single set of terms for DWP, as far as practicable aligning these with OGC Service Terms & Conditions. Revisions are also required to ensure the Terms and Conditions are updated to reflect current DWP policies.
Commonality of terms with the OGC standard will achieve a much closer correlation to those terms now used by other Government departments. This will be a practical step toward simplifying processes for suppliers and DWP.
We welcome your views and if you wish to comment on current DWP Service Terms and Conditions, please contact cppt.commercialpolicyandprocessteam@dwp.gsi.gov.uk by the 8 October 2007.