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Connect to Work Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) Programme

Details

Value
£1,034,083
Topic
Placement services of personnel
Published
8 October 2026
Submission
3 November 2026in 4 weeks

Tender description

Caerphilly County Borough Council is inviting applications from suitably qualified and experienced Organisation's to deliver the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) model as part of the UK Government’s DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) Connect to Work programme. Connect to Work is a voluntary supported employment programme delivered across England and Wales, designed to support disabled people, individuals with health conditions, and people facing complex barriers who are currently outside the labour market and experiencing ‘Hidden Unemployment’, to find and sustain meaningful employment. The programme forms a key component of the Government’s Get Britain Working Strategy, targeting economic inactivity by offering tailored, intensive, and high quality employment support at the right time for the right participants. Participants of the programme must be working age, eligible, and suitable for the provision. Connect to Work delivers the evidence based “place, train, and maintain” Supported Employment model. The Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) is designed to support individuals facing complex barriers, disabilities, long term health conditions, social, emotional, or environmental barriers. Tenderers will be required to submit responses in accordance with the requirements set out within the procurement documentation. Submissions will be evaluated against the published criteria. Full details can be found in the Invitiation to Tender (ITT) Pack

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published8 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date3 November 2026in 4 weeks

About the buyer

Caerphilly County Borough Council is the local authority for the county borough, and buys as a local government organisation through the Sell2Wales portal. Suppliers register on Sell2Wales to view and respond to the council's contract notices. A Procurement Services team handles enquiries and can be reached through a dedicated phone line and email address. Taxis, minibuses and wheelchair-accessible vehicle hire are sourced through a dynamic purchasing system. Childcare places in the non-maintained sector run through a separate dynamic purchasing system. Assessment and therapy services are bought through their own dynamic purchasing system.

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 Caerphilly County Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and construction materials.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79610000 · Placement services of personnel
  • 80521000 · Training programme services
  • 80590000 · Tutorial services
  • 85300000 · Social work and related services
  • 85312300 · Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312320 · Counselling services
  • 85312510 · Vocational rehabilitation services

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