- Contract 1. Lot 1a - Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North
- Contract 2. Lot 1b - Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest
- Contract 3. Lot 1c - Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast
- Contract 4. Lot 2a - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North
- Contract 5. Lot 2b - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest
- Contract 6. Lot 2c - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast
Scope
Reference
IA3437
Description
The recently launched "Get Britain Working" White Paper outlines the Government's strategy to invest £240m to support this ambition and help improve workplace health and keep people in work, including trials of combined public services for those out of work due to ill health. The strategy will bring fundamental reform that transforms relationships with local areas and ensures a strong foundation of partnership working to support people into good, sustainable work.
Connect to Work is the first major element of the Get Britain Working Strategy. It will take a collaborative, locally led approach to tackling 'Hidden Unemployment'. It will help connect local work, health and skills support. The funding provides a coherent, systematic and joined up approach to maximise the benefits available for individuals and local communities.
Connect to Work will support the wider development of locally planned systems to drive growth, working jointly with the Government. It will be an important strand in local plans to tackle inactivity and expand employment opportunity. 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. In turn, supporting the Government's ambition for a more inclusive economy, supporting local people to realise their potential and supporting local and national growth.
Connect to Work will provide out of work participants with intensive employment support for up to 12 months. It will also include support for up to 4 months for people in-work who are at risk of losing their job. The support will be based on the well evidenced Individual Placement and Support (IPS) or Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) Fidelity models as appropriate to the participant. Help will include early access to jobs based on job preferences, access to a wide range of support including job and skills matching, on the job training and help to sustain employment, which might include job coaching at work, training, support from a workplace mentor and regular workplace reviews. Support will be provided to the employer as well as the participant. Connect to Work will also provide tailored self-employment support where appropriate.
Contract 1. Lot 1a - Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North
Supplier
Contract value
- £389,014.16 excluding VAT
- £466,816.99 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
19 November 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
27 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 4 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Contract 2. Lot 1b - Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest
Supplier
Contract value
- £606,943.56 excluding VAT
- £728,332.27 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
19 November 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
27 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 4 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Contract 3. Lot 1c - Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast
Supplier
Contract value
- £531,074.67 excluding VAT
- £637,289.60 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
19 November 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
27 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 4 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Contract 4. Lot 2a - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North
Supplier
Contract value
- £285,937 excluding VAT
- £343,124.40 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
19 November 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
27 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 4 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Contract 5. Lot 2b - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest
Supplier
Contract value
- £460,948 excluding VAT
- £553,137.60 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
19 November 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
27 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 4 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Contract 6. Lot 2c - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast
Supplier
Contract value
- £403,327.76 excluding VAT
- £483,993.31 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
19 November 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
27 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 4 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Procedure
Procedure type
Award under framework
Framework being used
Light touch framework
Lot 1a. Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North
Lot 1b. Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest
Lot 1c. Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast
Lot 2a. Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North
Lot 2b. Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest
Lot 2c. Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast
Award without competition - contract terms and supplier selection set by framework
Special regime
Light touch
Suppliers
INTUITIVE THINKING SKILLS LTD
- Companies House: 05204890
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLBG-1598-TRDT
The Think Tank, 457 Chester Road
Trafford
M16 9HA
United Kingdom
Region: UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 5. Lot 2b - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest
Contract 6. Lot 2c - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast
ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY
- Companies House: 00550457
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYNM-5818-WZDN
6 Cyrus Way
Peterborough
PE7 8HP
United Kingdom
Email: Business.Development@mencap.org.uk
Website: http://www.mencap.org.uk
Region: UKH11 - Peterborough
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 4. Lot 2a - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
- Companies House: 02443911
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLRD-7665-DLPV
Lee House
Manchester
M1 5JW
United Kingdom
Email: busdev@growthco.uk
Website: https://www.growthco.uk/
Region: UKD33 - Manchester
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Lot 1a - Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North
Contract 2. Lot 1b - Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest
Contract 3. Lot 1c - Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast
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