Award

Connect to Work Programme - Delivery Partner

THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON

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Award

27 Aug 2025 at 14:59

Award Notice
Tender

18 Feb 2025 at 14:42

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Connect to Work Programme, managed by the City of London Corporation, seeks a delivery partner for a project aimed at providing job search services to disabled and unemployed individuals with complex needs within the Central London Forward region. The programme, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, is a strategic initiative involving multiple local authorities, including Camden, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster. The procurement process has been completed and the award was made to Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited with a contract valued at £30,000,000. The contract spans from 21st July 2025 to 30th March 2030, and the industry category is job search services. This procurement was conducted through an open procedure method.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in employment services, particularly those with prior experience in supporting people with disabilities or complex needs. Ideal candidates were those able to demonstrate robust delivery capabilities and the flexibility to extend services to other areas if required. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) had noteworthy participation potential due to the inclusive nature of the tender, and suitable businesses could potentially collaborate or subcontract portions of the work to meet programme objectives effectively.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Connect to Work Programme - Delivery Partner

Notice Description

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is launching Connect to Work programme (formerly known as Universal Support), an employment programme aimed at assisting disabled individuals and unemployed people with complex needs in securing employment. Central London Forward (CLF), hosted by the City of London Corporation, has been appointed as the accountable body for the Connect to Work programme in central London. CLF is a strategic sub-regional partnership encompassing the local authorities of: Camden Council, City of London Corporation, Hackney Council, Haringey Council, Islington Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth Council, Lewisham Council, Southwark Council, Tower Hamlets Council, Wandsworth Council, Westminster City Council. To effectively deliver the programme in line with DWP requirements, there is a need for a Delivery Partner to undertake the work on behalf of Camden Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster City Council and partially for Haringey Council and Lambeth Council. The City reserves the right to extend the service in part or in full to the rest of the councils under CLF noted above should the need arise. Equally it reserves the right to reduce the requirement depending on DWP or other factors. The duration of the agreement is up to 5 years only. Additional information: This tendering exercise was undertaken using the electronic tendering system https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com. Suppliers needed to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated total value of the contract was stated in the opportunity notice and was exclusive of VAT and for the entire duration together with all potential future needs as described within the tender documents. The procurement was ran as a one stage process under the open procedure and therefore, if your organisations who participated in this tender exercise, did so by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender (ITT) questionnaire which was found on the City's e-procurement portal at: https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com with the Reference number: prj_67 or itt_50. Organisations submitted their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender(ITT) questionnaire together with any supporting documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration was free. No submission was accepted after the return deadline. Economic operators were solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances was the contracting authority liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators. The procurement process that applied to the requirement was specified in the procurement documents accordingly. 7 total submissions was received which was then evaluated and moderated in comparison to the published criteria and Seetec was awarded the contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-acd800da-45c6-474f-af43-e3e3e4a4e449
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/420369e4-5115-4d3b-a9bc-61dbb6b375ea
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79611000 - Job search services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
21 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
20 Jul 2025 - 30 Mar 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON
Additional Buyers

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

Contact Name
Taiwo Muraina-Akinboade
Contact Email
loredana.sandu@cityoflondon.gov.uk, taiwo.muraina@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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