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Connect to Work

Lancashire County Council Published 13 Mar 2026 Find a Tender

key details

Value£23,972,049 (£28,766,459 inc. VAT)
Statuscomplete
Category (CPV) 79000000
RegionNorth West
Deadline24 Jun 2025
Procedureopen
SME suitableYes
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05167a

Awards (6)

This procurement was awarded to 4 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is £23,972,049.

SupplierValueDateStatus
INGEUS UK LIMITED shared £7,336,781 11 Dec 2025 active
INGEUS UK LIMITED shared £6,377,138 11 Dec 2025 active
Ingeus UK Ltd shared £7,336,781 4 Sept 2025 pending
Ingeus UK Ltd shared £6,377,138 4 Sept 2025 pending
MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED shared £5,828,063 4 Sept 2025 pending
STANDGUIDE LIMITED shared £4,430,067 11 Dec 2025 active

description

Connect to Work is a national scheme led by the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) and is a supported employment programme targeted at specific groups of residents to enable sustained employment.

The programme is focused on reversing the growth in Economic Inactivity and is targeted towards residents with health conditions and disabilities, as well as a number of groups to face barriers to gaining sustained employment, such as care leavers, carers, refugees, ex-offenders, and veterans, aligning with the Lancashire Economic Inactivity insights report, published in 2023.

The Authority is seeking secure a new multi-lotted contract for the external provision of IPS (Individual Placement Support) and SEQF (Supported Employment Quality Framework) as part of the Authority's Connect to Work project.

Lot 1 is based on IPS for the East geographical area of Lancashire. (Including delivery in the districts of Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale.)

Lot 2 is based on IPS for the North geographical area of Lancashire. (Including delivery in the districts of Fylde, Lancaster and Wyre .)

Lot 3 is based on IPS for the Central & West geographical area of Lancashire. (Including delivery in the districts of, Chorley, Preston, South Ribble and West Lancashire.)

Lot 4 is based on SEQF for the geographical area of Lancashire.

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notice history

8 notices published against this procurement.

PublishedTypeRegimeNotice
19 May 2025 Pipeline notice (UK1) Procurement Act 2023 022451-2025
19 May 2025 Preliminary market engagement (UK2) Procurement Act 2023 022823-2025
23 May 2025 Tender notice (UK4) Procurement Act 2023 026544-2025
2 Jun 2025 Tender notice (UK4) Procurement Act 2023 029179-2025
17 Jun 2025 Tender notice (UK4) Procurement Act 2023 033072-2025
5 Sept 2025 Contract award (UK6) Procurement Act 2023 054369-2025
11 Dec 2025 Contract award (UK6) Procurement Act 2023 082197-2025
13 Mar 2026 Contract details (UK7) Procurement Act 2023 023238-2026

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