*PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT *Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme

Current contract for ASYE is due to expire at the end of March 2022. The existing contract has a max annual value of £6,493,335 (£5, 780,000 grant funding payments to LAs; £713,535 programme management) The Department is holding an early market engagement event for a possible future opportunity on Wednesday 7 July 2021 at 2pm – 4.15pm via Microsoft Teams to enable interested suppliers to • Hear about the potential opportunity • Have a clear understanding of the outcomes the Department would require in any re-procurement • Help develop any future requirement. All organisations wishing to attend the event and /or follow up 1:1 session (8th/9th July) should email DfE.ASYE@education.gov.uk no later than 12pm 6 July providing company details and the name of the person(s) attending, job role(s), email address that will be used to access the event link. Please note two individuals per organisation can attend the event. Microsoft Teams invitations will be sent after 12pm 6 July