Purpose

WWP is not a traditional employment support programme and is
described as “an early-intervention work and health
assessment service, with low-intensity holistic support for their
health-related barriers to employment and a single, joined-up view
and gateway into the services that are available locally to tackle
their specific needs.”

This decision is;

1) For Wigan Council’s acceptance of the full possible grant
allocation and terms for the delivery of the Work Well Partnership
Programme in the Wigan Borough locality (as part of the Greater
Manchester Vanguard) from Greater Manchester ICB. This amount it
£743,084.

2) For Wigan Council to then use a proportion of the grant
allocation to commission a local GM based specialist skills and
employment provider to deliver the ‘health and
employment’ support offer of the delivery model to local
residents enrolled on the WWP programme. (The contract will be
awarded via contract exemption on the basis that the money awarded
via GMCA Grant has short timescales parameters to set up the
service as a matter of urgency and will be done via the GMCA
Flexible Procurement System)

Decision

 The Deputy Leader (Portfolio Holder for Adult
Social Care) authorises:-
 

(1)        
acceptance of the grant allocation
and terms of grant allocation from the Department of Work and
Pensions via Greater Manchester (GM) NHS Integrated Care Board as
described in the report, for the delivery of the Work Well
Partnership Programme in the Wigan Borough locality;

(2)        
the appointment of the two
providers described in the report to deliver the direct support
offer of the Work Well Programme; and

(3)        
The Assistant Director –
Legal, Governance and Elections to enter into any agreements
necessary on behalf of the Council to facilitate (1) and (2)
above.