Notice Information
Notice Title
Connect to Work delivery in Southwark
Notice Description
This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for information only. It is not a formal invitation to tender. You will need to respond to the tender notice in order to be considered for this contract. The purpose of this PIN is to maximise transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in the final tender notice. The PIN is being published to advertise a Preliminary Market Engagement Event to be held online on 27 February 2025 where more information about the opportunity will be shared. The PIN fulfils the requirement for a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to be issued under the Procurement Act 2023. Organisations interested in this opportunity should contact Ade.Adebowale@southwark.gov.uk for details of how to join the Preliminary Market Engagement Event. Connect to Work is a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) funded programme of supported employment to be delivered over five years from April 2025 to financial year 2029/30. Its primary objective is to support people with health and disability related barriers into good quality, sustainable employment using tested models of support known as Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF). Southwark is projected to have the highest number of Connect to Work participants of all central London boroughs, with up to 700 starts per year when the programme is at full capacity. Over the five-year delivery period, over 2,000 people are expected to benefit from support. The council will take a blended approach to delivering Connect to Work in Southwark with approximately 30% of total volumes to be delivered in-house and 70% procured through external organisations. Effective integration with local employment support services delivered through the Southwark Works programme and with local health, wellbeing and social care providers will be essential to the success of this programme.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This procurement of a new service will be carried out using a competitive tender process. It is anticipated that the tender will be advertised on the Find a Tender service (FTS) in April 2025 . Each lot under this procurement will be for a contract to deliver Connect to Work as a full 'end to end' service for a proportion of the total volumes of people to be supported in Southwark. The tender notice will set out the volumes, key referral relationships and eligible groups to be supported under each contract lot. Information on the make up of the proposed contract lots and tender process will be shared at the Preliminary Market Engagement Event and feedback will be sought prior to finalisation of the tender documentation. Suppliers interested in this opportunity are invited to attend this event to be held Thursday 27 February 2025 from 10am to 12 noon via Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend, please email Ade Adebowale at ade.adebowale.@southwark.gov.uk by 12 noon on Wednesday 26 February and a Teams invitation will be sent to you. This is not an invitation to tender nor does it preclude or favour eligibility to participate in the formal procurement once it starts. Details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in the final tender notice. The council reserves the right to cancel, postpone, suspend or abort this procurement at any stage. The issue of this PIN in no way commits the council to commence the procurement process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e342
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005585-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
79611000 - Job search services
85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
- Contact Name
- Mr Nick Wolff
- Contact Email
- nick.wolff@southwark.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2075255676
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 2QH
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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