Fair Start Scotland - year 4: annual report

Highlights the progress that our national employment support service Fair Start Scotland has made in its fourth year of delivery. It draws from evaluation research, provider and participant feedback to show the impact the service had on individuals and communities throughout 2021/2022.


Annex A: Provider breakdown

Contract Area: 1 – Glasgow

Local Authority:

  • Glasgow

Successful Bidder:

People Plus Group Ltd (Private)

Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted:

  • The Lennox Partnership (Third Sector)

Estimated Value (up to £million)*:

32.8

Contract Area: 2 – Lanarkshire

Local Authority:

  • N Lanarkshire
  • S Lanarkshire

Successful Bidder:

Remploy Limited (Supported Business)

Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted:

  • ENABLE Scotland (Third Sector)
  • Routes to Work South (Third Sector)

Estimated Value (up to £million)*:

21.7

Contract Area: 3 – Tayside

Local Authority:

  • Angus
  • Dundee City
  • Perth and Kinross

Successful Bidder:

Remploy Limited (Supported Business)

Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted:

  • No delivery partners

Estimated Value (up to £million)*:

12.7

Contract Area: 4 – Forth Valley

Local Authority:

  • Falkirk
  • Stirling
  • Clackmannanshire

Successful Bidder:

Falkirk Council (Public Sector)

Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted:

  • Falkirk Council (Public Sector)
  • Clackmannanshire Council (Public Sector)
  • Stirling Council (Public Sector)
  • NHS Forth Valley (Public Sector)

Estimated Value (up to £million)*:

8.7

Contract Area: 5 – East

Local Authority:

  • City of Edinburgh
  • East Lothian
  • Midlothian
  • Scottish Borders
  • West Lothian
  • Fife

Successful Bidder:

Start Scotland Limited (Private and Third Sector Partnership)

Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted:

  • Start Scotland/ Fedcap (Third Sector)
  • Triage (Private)

Estimated Value (up to £million)*:

34.7

Contract Area: 6 – Southwest

Local Authority:

  • North Ayrshire
  • South Ayrshire
  • East Ayrshire
  • Dumfries and Galloway

Successful Bidder:

Start Scotland Limited (Private and Third Sector Partnership)

Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted:

  • The Lennox Partnership (Third Sector)
  • Start Scotland/Fedcap (Third Sector)

Estimated Value (up to £million)*:

17.2

Contract Area: 7 – Northeast

Local Authority:

  • Aberdeen City
  • Aberdeenshire

Successful Bidder:

Start Scotland Limited (Private and Third Sector Partnership)*

Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted:

  • ENABLE Scotland (Third Sector)
  • Aberdeen Foyer (Third Sector)
  • Start Scotland/Fedcap (Third Sector)

Estimated Value (up to £million)*:

9.6

Contract Area: 8 – Highlands and Islands

Local Authority:

  • Argyll and Bute
  • Eilean Siar
  • Highland
  • Moray
  • Orkney Islands
  • Shetland Islands

Successful Bidder:

People Plus Ltd (Private)

Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted:

  • Argyll and Bute Council (Public Sector)
  • Lochaber Hope (Third Sector)
  • Third Sector Hebrides (Third Sector)
  • Triage (Private)
  • 2020 Clearview Ltd (Private)

Estimated Value (up to £million)*:

10.9

Contract Area: 9 – West

Local Authority:

  • E Renfrewshire
  • Renfrewshire
  • E Dunbartonshire
  • W Dunbartonshire
  • Inverclyde

Successful Bidder:

The Wise Group (Third Sector)

Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted:

  • The Lennox Partnership (Third Sector)
  • ENABLE Scotland (Third Sector)
  • The Wise Group (Third Sector)

Estimated Value (up to £million)*:

14.9

* Includes original contract value 2018 – 2021 and value of extension period 2021 – 2023.

Contact

Email: employabilityreporting@gov.scot

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