AQW 48285/11-16


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 01/09/2015
Answered On Date: 16/09/2015
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of providers who have withdrawn from the Steps 2 Success programme, including their reasons for withdrawal.


Answer:
One supply chain partner withdrew from the Steps 2 Success programme. I have attached a table at Annex A that contains information on the Steps 2 Success Lead Contractors and their supply chain partners at the time of award of contract and details of any changes that have occurred since then, including the reason for any such changes.
Annex A
Lot 1
Type of Delivery Organisation
Delivery Organisations Listed in S2S Tender
Current Delivery Organisations
Details of any Changes
Lead Contractor
Ingeus UK Ltd
Ingeus UK Ltd
N/A
End to End Supply Chain Partner
DFPF Ltd (trading as People 1st)
DFPF Ltd (trading as People 1st)
N/A
Armstrong Learning NI Ltd (trading as Armstrong NI)
Armstrong Learning NI Ltd (trading as Armstrong NI)
N/A
Springvale Training Ltd (trading as Springvale Employment and Learning Solutions)
Springvale Training Ltd (trading as Springvale Employment and Learning Solutions)
N/A
Lot 2
Type of Delivery Organisation
Delivery Organisations Listed in S2S Tender
Current Delivery Organisations
Details of any Changes
Lead Contractor
EOS
EOS NI
Change in company name listed in tender from “EOS” to “EOS NI”. No other material change.
End to End Supply Chain Partner
Elle Enterprises
Elle Enterprises
N/A
Network Personnel (Workspace Group)
Network Personnel (Workspace Group)
N/A
Roe Valley Community Education Forum
Roe Valley Community Education Forum
N/A
Customized Training Services
Customized Training Services
N/A
Ulster Supported Employment Ltd (USEL)
Ulster Supported Employment Ltd (USEL)
N/A
North City Business
North City Business
N/A
Roe Valley Enterprise Ltd
Roe Valley Enterprise Ltd
N/A
Lot 3
Type of Delivery Organisation
Delivery Organisations Listed in S2S Tender
Current Delivery Organisations
Details of any Changes
Lead Contractor
Reed in Partnership
Reed in Partnership
N/A
End to End Supply Chain Partner
Global Education (NI) Limited (GEL)
Global Education (NI) Limited (GEL)
N/A
Network Personnel (trading as Network Recruitment)
Network Personnel (trading as Network Recruitment)
N/A
Omagh District Training Consortium (ODTC)
Network Personnel (trading as Network Recruitment)
Reed in Partnership tender listed Omagh District Training Consortium as the Supply Chain Partner for the Omagh Area.  During implementation stage, a Variation to Contract was agreed to replace ODTC with Network Personnel. The reason listed on the Variation was that ODTC had decided to withdraw.
Rutledge Training & Recruitment
Rutledge Training & Recruitment
N/A
SERC
SERC
N/A