Pipeline

Connect to Work

  • Staffordshire County Council

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-022647

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0516f6

Published 19 May 2025, 2:07pm



Scope

Reference

IA3437

Description

Staffordshire County Council (SCC) is looking to procure universal support called Connect to Work, which is a large scale voluntary supported employment programme, primarily to support economically inactive individuals but will also extend to some employed and unemployed cohorts. It is an intensive programme of support of up to 12 months. The core target groups are economically inactive people with disabilities, people with a health condition and disadvantaged groups.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £22,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 20 October 2025 to 19 October 2028
  • Possible extension to 19 October 2030
  • 5 years

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 July 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Staffordshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZDG-2995-QQMD

1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,

Stafford

ST16 2DH

United Kingdom

Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government