Tender

Connect to Work - Intensive Personal Support

  • Stoke on Trent City Council

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-068892

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ce32 (view related notices)

Published 28 October 2025, 11:37am

Scope

Reference

CDO/2025/253

Description

Stoke on Trent City Council is seeking to appoint an IPS (Intensive Personal Support) specialist to deliver a fidelity model to establish pathway back into employment or help sustain existing employment.

This is part of the Connect to Work programme with Stoke on Trent City Council operating as the Delivery Area Member and Staffordshire County Council as the Accountable Body.

Total value (estimated)

  • £2,777,619 excluding VAT
  • £3,333,142.80 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 15 December 2025 to 14 December 2030
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79611000 - Job search services
  • 85312320 - Counselling services

Contract locations

  • UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Participation

Particular suitability

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

Submission

Tender submission deadline

27 November 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?resetFilter=True&applyFilter=True&p=08c1102f-61ba-e711-80e6-005056b64545&v=1

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

12 December 2025

Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Price Price 25%
Service Delivery Model Quality 20%
Implementation Plan Quality 10%
Supported Employment Experience Quality 10%
Responsible Procurement Quality 10%
Performance Management Quality 5%
Financial Management Quality 5%
Stakeholder Engagement - Identifying Participants Quality 5%
Stakeholder Engagement - Employers Quality 5%
Stakeholder Engagement - Supporting Organisations Quality 5%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Special regime

  • Concession
  • Light touch

Contracting authority

Stoke on Trent City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQZ-1442-RZTZ

Civic Centre, Glebe Street

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 1HH

United Kingdom

Email: categorymanagement@stoke.gov.uk

Region: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government