Bidders should only include the actual time spent on the contract by their employees. This should be calculated as a ‘Full Time Equivalent’ (FTE). For example, a project lasting six months and employing only one person has an FTE equal to '0.5'. Similarly, where an employee only spends three months delivering an aspect of a 12-month contract, their contribution should be measured as ‘0.25 FTE’.

Calculating time spent on a project in ‘FTE’:

full time for one year = 1
six months = 0.5
three months = 0.25
one month = 0.083
one week = 0.0192

Accounting for people in employment accurately:

Number of employees	Number to input on the portal (for the total length of the contract)	Why?
NT1 - Number of local direct employees (FTE) hired or retained (for re-tendered contracts) on contract	3 e.g. for 1 local person (FTE) employed during a three year contract, please input 3 on the portal	Local people will remain local throughout the contract and the proxy value reflects the local economic benefits of employment, which is why you should input your number of local employees for every year of the contract. Please note that your target for this measure should only include direct employees and any supply chain employees should be entered into NT1c.
NT3 - Number of employees (FTE) taken on who are long-term unemployed	1 e.g. for one long-term unemployed person employed during a three year contract, please input 1 on the portal	LTUs taken on as a result of the contract who have previously been claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) benefits for at least 12 months preceding the start of their employment contract. After one year they are no longer unemployed.
NT4 - Number of employees (FTE) taken on who are ‘NEETs’ (Not in Employment, Education or Training) as a result of a recruitment programme	1 e.g. for one NEET employed during a three year contract, please input 1 on the portal	Young (16-24 year olds), LTUs, taken on as a result of the contract, had previously been NEET before the start of their employment contract. They should therefore be accounted only for the year in which they move into employment.
NT5a - Number of employees (FTE) taken on who are rehabilitating young offenders (18-24 year olds) as a result of a recruitment programme	1 e.g. for one rehabilitating young offender employed during a three year contract, please input 1 on the portal	Rehabilitating young offenders, taken on as a result of the contract, were within their rehabilitation period before the start of their employment contract. They should therefore only be accounted for during the year in which they move into employment.
NT6 - Number of jobs (FTE) created for people with disabilities as a result of a recruitment programme	3 e.g. for one disabled person employed during a three year contract, please input 3 on the portal	An employee with disabilities is defined as having a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial and long-term effect on their ability to do normal daily activities’. The proxy value reflects the opportunity for them to get into employment, they should therefore only be accounted for during the year in which they move into employment.

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