Stale Pre-tender

Tender for Connect to Work IPS Programme Herefordshire

Details

Value
£1,274,616
Topic
Job search services
Published
23 July 2025
Submission
6 August 2025

Tender description

Herefordshire Council, working in partnership with Shropshire Council (who is the lead accountable body for the Connect to Work programme in the Marches economic area), and the Department for Work and Pensions, is responsible for commissioning the Connect to Work programme in Herefordshire. The Council is seeking to appoint an experienced supported employment Supplier to deliver the Individual Placement Support (IPS) element of the Connect to Work Programme across Herefordshire ("Contract"). The Connect to Work Programme is a voluntary programme that is government funded and provides supported employment services to help people with disabilities, health conditions, and other barriers find a suitable job and sustainable work. It will also help those in work but at risk of falling out of the labour market (and who will struggle to get back into work if they lose their job) to retain their employment.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published23 July 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Herefordshire Council is the local authority for the county of Herefordshire, procuring through its own commissioning framework. Suppliers register free of charge on Supplying the South West, the council's electronic procurement and tendering portal. Contracts below a set value invite at least three local suppliers to tender directly for the work. Larger contracts follow a formal tendering process, governed by the Procurement Act 2023 and its regulations. The largest opportunities are also advertised nationally through the Find a Tender Service. Bidders above the relevant threshold must register separately on the Central Digital Platform to take part.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Herefordshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79611000 · Job search services
  • 79634000 · Career guidance services
  • 80570000 · Personal development training services
  • 98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

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