Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2022
138. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the companies that have won new contracts for the provision of local employment services; the amount of funding involved in each case; and the duration of the contact; the current providers of Local Employment Services that have lost their contracts for public employment services a as result of his tendering out process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38524/22]
View answerThe preferred bidders for the Intreo Partner Local Area Employment Service were notified today; the procurement process reaches final completion when the contracts have been awarded.
The funding being provided in each lot depends in large part on the fees tendered by the preferred bidders. These will be incorporated into the contracts now being drafted by my officials and, on an individual basis, will be commercially sensitive. However, overall this constitutes a significant expansion of services, from just twelve to twenty-six county coverage, with a commensurate increase in resources for these new services.
These Intreo Partners LAES contracts will be for a minimum of four years, including three years of referrals and one year of "run-off" where existing clients are engaged. Contracts may be extended for up to two years.
