Fair Start Scotland evaluation report 1: implementation and early delivery review
This Fair Start Scotland (FSS) evaluation report covers evaluation findings and data analysis relating to the implementation and early delivery of FSS employment support services in the first 6 months of delivery.
Appendix 2: Fair Start Scotland Service Providers and Contract Areas
On 4 October 2017 the Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills, Jamie Hepburn MSP, announced the award of Contracts up to £96 million to deliver Fair Start Scotland, to be delivered by a mixed economy of public, private and third sector suppliers in 9 Contract Areas across Scotland, as set out in Table 1 below.
Table 1: FSS Service Providers and supply chain by contract area and local authority area (current at time of research fieldwork Nov-Dec 2018).
| Contract area |
Local authority |
Successful Bidder |
Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted |
Estimated Value (up to £ million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Glasgow |
Glasgow |
People Plus Group Ltd (Private) |
|
19.1 |
| 2 - Lanarkshire |
N Lanarkshire |
Remploy Limited (Supported Business) |
|
12.6 |
| 3 - Tayside |
Angus |
Remploy Limited (Supported Business) |
|
7.3 |
| 4 - Forth Valley |
Falkirk |
Falkirk Council (Public Sector) |
|
5.0 |
| 5 - East |
City of Edinburgh |
Start Scotland Limited (Private and Third Sector Partnership) |
|
21.3 |
| 6 - Southwest |
North Ayrshire |
Start Scotland Limited (Private and Third Sector Partnership) |
|
10.1 |
| 7 - Northeast |
Aberdeen City |
Momentum Scotland (Third Sector) |
|
5.6 |
| 8 - Highlands and Islands |
Argyll and Bute |
People Plus Ltd (Private) |
|
6.2 |
| 9 - West |
E Renfrewshire |
The Wise Group (Third Sector) |
|
8.8 |
(*Working Links went into liquidation in February 2019 and their share of the Start Scotland contract was taken over by FedCap (third sector) in March 2019).
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Email: Kirstie.Corbett@gov.scot
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