Advancing economic wellbeing of women facing disadvantage - Social Impact Outcomes Fund Tender 1

The Office of Social Impact Investment (OSII), on behalf of the NSW Government, is seeking proposals for social impact investments that advance the economic wellbeing of women in NSW with experience of disadvantage. 

This tender opportunity has three primary goals:

1. Advance the economic wellbeing of women facing disadvantage in NSW through impact investing
2. Better understand the role and impact of job-focused social enterprises in delivering outcomes for the people of NSW
3. Trial social impact investment and outcome-based contracting as an approach to supporting job-focused social enterprises in NSW

This tender is open to job-focused social enterprises. Multiple initiatives will be funded from a total funding pool of up to $5 million, and contracts will have a minimum duration of 2 years.

Initiatives must demonstrate that they have been designed with and for women. 

Refer to Additional Details / Instructions

Refer to the RFP documentation for more information. 

To be eligible to apply, your organisation must satisfy each of the below criteria:

• be a job focused social enterprise - defined for the purposes of this tender as a social enterprise that exists to provide employment, or pathways to employment for those most disadvantaged in the labour market, with a dedicated wrap-around support function.
• be able to operate the proposed service / program in NSW 
• be a legal entity (or entities in the case of a joint proposal or consortia) with the capacity to contract and not be a sole trader
• have an Australian Business Number and be registered for GST.

Participation Instructions

To submit a proposal under this tender, read the Social Impact Outcomes Funder Tender 1 Guidelines in its entirety and then complete all of the below:

• Attachment A: Proposal submission
• Attachment B: Financial template.