Connect to Work - Somerset Council
Details
- Buyer
- Somerset Council
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Topic
- Placement services of personnel
- Published
- 19 June 2026
- Submission
- 17 July 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Connect to Work (Connect to Work - GOV.UK) programme is a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) funded initiative designed to support individuals who are economically inactive or at risk of leaving employment to access and sustain suitable work. The programme forms part of the Government's Get Britain Working strategy, which aims to reduce economic inactivity and support more people into good, sustainable employment through locally led and integrated approaches. The purpose of this procurement is to appoint one or more Delivery Partners to deliver supported employment services as part of the Connect to Work programme in Somerset. The programme will support: • individuals who are economically inactive and wish to work; and • individuals who are in work but at risk of falling out of employment Support will be delivered using the following evidence-based supported employment models that form separate Lots: • Lot 1 - Individual Placement and Support (IPS); and • Lot 2 - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF)
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published19 June 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date17 July 2026
About the buyer
Somerset Council is a unitary local authority that buys through its own central procurement team. Commissioning favours suppliers who can show social value, environmental impact and local supply chain benefits.
Quotes are invited from multiple suppliers for lower-value goods, works and services.
Over the past 5 years, most of Somerset Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and health and social work.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov |
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