Notice Information
Notice Title
Berkshire Connect to Work Programme
Notice Description
The commissioning of a Supported employment service using both models of Supported Employment (Individual Placement and Support and Supported Employment Quality Framework) for eligible and suitable participants.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: If further funding becomes available during the course of the contract, the Accountable Body will use the funding to increase the number of Participants in the programme to the maximum allowable under the Procurement Act 2023.
Renewal: This is a 3 year initial contract with optional extensions up to 24 months in total. An extension beyond 31 March 2030 will only be allowed, subject to additional funding being approved. Extensions to the contract are at the Accountable Body's discretion and will depend on budget availability and performance being in line with expectations.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050ab9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073461-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80521000 - Training programme services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £7,666,780 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £7,666,780 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £7,666,780 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 12 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Nov 2025 - 24 Nov 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Keith Robertson
- Contact Email
- keith.robertson@wokingham.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441182379133
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WOKINGHAM
- Postcode
- RG40 1BN
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLJ11 Berkshire, TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Wokingham
- Electoral Ward
- Emmbrook
- Westminster Constituency
- Wokingham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073461-2025
13th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058679-2025
22nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018180-2025
30th April 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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