Purpose

£50,000 has been allocated from the
Economic Development budget (IBC) agreed at the Portfolio Holder
Meeting to use for innovative projects to tackle youth unemployment
in Ipswich.
 
The Borough Council has run a procurement
exercise seeking to procure work in 2 different areas:
• LOT 1: Mentoring
• LOT 2: Work readiness programme
 
Bids have been assessed against the published
criteria and it is intended to contract with 2 organisations.
 
This form documents the first of 2 separate
decisions.
 
This is to award £25,000.00 to
Volunteering Matters to provide recruitment and training for 20
mentors and mentoring 25 young people 16 to 24
year olds that are not in employment, education and
training.
 
The Portfolio Holder for Economic Development
has been consulted and is supportive of the process/project.

Decision

To contract with Volunteering Matters for
£25,000.00 to provide recruitment and training for 20 mentors
and mentoring 25 young people 16 to 24 year
olds that are not in employment, education and training.
 
Reason:
To ensure that the Council appropriately
spends the funding it has received for this purpose.