# Self Employment Support Offer

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Work and Pensions](/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions/contract-awards)
- Published: 25 July 2019
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: f0dd4e47-5ab0-4317-b427-d01c767d746c-303974
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-afa97521-8f81-42fc-9861-fd4607755b47

## Description

DWP will host supplier engagement events at Quarry House, Leeds on 6 and 13 September 2019\. there will be a presentation to outline the policy intent, requirement and the opportunity for a one to one session for individual organisations to talk directly to DWP\. To discuss with potential suppliers, the Policy, Commercial and Financial aspects of the requirement\. We are seeking to: - Test the principles of the new service with potential providers - To help existing self-employed customers to increase their earnings from their business, and provide a viable route for eligible customers interested in setting up their own business\. - Gain an understanding of where provision can add value over and above the DWP work coach service; - Capture lessons learned from current support offers for the self-employed/small businesses, and; - Provide insight into what works to support small business owners to increase their earnings and scale-up to inform the Department's future strategic engagement with the self-employed and wider government\.

## Related contract awards

- [Child Poverty Strategy Parents and Carers Longitudinal Study](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-df13c52b-8197-4f03-910e-67a9cf9befb5): Department for Work and Pensions
- [Crisis and Resilience Fund](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-210ed10c-972a-4615-98b6-8c21b7200eaa): Department for Work and Pensions
- [Insurance Brokerage Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-dd6a9f81-e24f-4f84-8f28-7c57808dde5c): Department for Work and Pensions

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0dd4e47-5ab0-4317-b427-d01c767d746c-303974)