Awarded contract

Connect To Work (Lot 3)- Supported Employment: Health and Disability

Details

Buyer: Worcestershire County Council
Supplier(s): Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Value: £758,759.22
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 22 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Connect to Work will support the wider development of locally planned systems to drive growth, working jointly with the United Kingdom Government. By encouraging join up between health systems and employment support, Connect to Work will support those, primarily, currently outside the workforce and facing greater labour market disadvantages, to stay in work and get back into work. Lot 1: This contract covers services including the delivery of the IPS Mental Health Support Service. The IPS (Individual Placement and Support) supports people with severe mental health difficulties into employment. It involves intensive, individual support, a rapid job search followed by placement in paid employment, and time unlimited in-work support for both the employee and the employer.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 March 2026
Completed: Award published22 April 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Worcestershire County Council is a local authority with its own dedicated commercial team. Tender opportunities are published and managed through In-Tend, the council's electronic tendering portal. Suppliers register on In-Tend to view live opportunities and express interest before submitting. Specialist areas such as digital connectivity and economic development run through separate Dynamic Purchasing Systems, each requiring its own registration. Procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, with health and social care awarded under the Provider Selection Regime. The commercial team sits within the Finance, Commercial and Performance Services Directorate and is CIPS-qualified throughout.

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 Worcestershire County Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, health and social work and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@worcestershire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@worcestershire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@worcestershire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@worcestershire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@worcestershire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@worcestershire-county-council.gov