Disability Action

Broker Details

Name: Disability Action
Address: Portside Business Park, 189 Airport Road West, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT3 9ED
Primary Contact Karen Smith
Email: karensmith@disabilityaction.org
Telephone: 028 9029 7880
Mobile: 07813 723508
Website: www.disabilityaction.org
Contract Type(s): Construction Build, Construction Civil Engineering, ICT, Services, Supplies
Location(s): Antrim, Armagh, Derry~Londonderry, Down, East Belfast, Fermanagh, Greater Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, Tyrone, West Belfast
Clause(s): Business development and Knowledge sharing, Cyber Security initiatives, Digital Inclusion initiatives, diversity and inclusion, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for the contract, Health and wellbeing initiatives, Human Rights Policy for the contract, In-work progression and skills development for staff, Mentoring, Paid employment for education leavers, Paid employment for people 25 years old or over and unemployed for 12 months, Paid employment for people under 25 years old and unemployed for 6 months, Site visits, Skills development and educational attainment initiatives, Skills Development Strategy for the contract, Work placements

Location

Disability Action

Portside Business Park, 189 Airport Road West, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT3 9ED

Case Studies

The NICS Postal Contract

The NICS Postal Contract

The Social Value Unit were invited to work with the Northern Ireland’s Central Procurement Directorate (CPD) to add Buy Social clauses to their tender.

Pan-disability Charity with a NI-wide footprint, supporting disabled people and those with a long-term health conditions into employment and lasting careers in all sectors and including self-employment. Local teams of Employment Officers work with individuals and local employers, local training providers, colleges and universities to provide tailored pre-employment and skills support into jobs, job start support and ongoing in-work support to help with on the job skills training and career development. We also have a health and wellbeing hub that can be accessed by employers and individuals to promote ongoing mental health and wellbeing, which includes access to qualified mental health counsellors for one-to-one mental health counselling throughout NI.