Anonymous responses to the Framework!!!

A mix  of the responses that we have received;

WHAT ABOUT KEY INDUSTRY ISSUES:

“Having now read both the Framework and the Delivery Pipeline I am deeply disappointed that the Survey (Delivery Pipeline report) concentrated on awareness of procurement rounds and excluded some of the key issues facing the industry”

WHAT ABOUT SME & 3rd SECTOR:

“The report seemed skewed and appeared to be mainly a pitch by umbrella organisations for future work from DWP rather than addressing the needs of providers particularly SME and 3^rd sector who are the real frontline delivery engine for the sustainability of the sector”

ESF:

“The Work Programme may be used by the DWP as match for its ESF Co-financing arrangements and where this applies Work Programme providers will be required to meet a range of ESF requirements”. …..ESF funding is an absolutre nightmare to manage.. the paperwork is so pedantic and the match funding element well! BRACE YOURSELVES!!

OUR OWN SURVEY:

“I would suggest that we need to develop a survey of all providers but mainly the third tier providers and prepare a report to submit to DWP to at least enable them to get our views .”

OUR OWN ASSOCIATION:

“Given that there is no visible voice it might be worthwhile forming an association of third tier providers as the current umbrella organisations do not appear to represent our views and have been infiltrated by the PRIMES or soon to be SUBPRIMES.

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These are some of the responses that we have received.