Contract Timeline

Publication Date

30th July 2025 12:54:52 PM

Contract Summary

Are you passionate about improving people's lives? Essex County Council is proud to announce an opportunity to help up to 3,260 individuals in to sustained employment. Essex County Council, as the accountable body, is looking for a provider to assist in delivering the Connect to Work programme across Greater Essex. The Government's "Get Britain Working" White Paper sets out the Government's intention to devolve funding for supported employment, including the Connect to Work Programme. Connect to Work aims to help connect local work, health and skills support and help eligible participants to secure sustainable work through a voluntary supported employment model, observing to Individual Placement & Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) frameworks. Through this, Connect to Work will expand the use of the proven five stage Supported Employment model of 'place, train and maintain'. Essex County Council is looking for a Provider that will develop and lead a supply chain of specialist organisations with a track record of successfully working and building trusted relationships with our prioritised cohorts. If you are a specialist organisation interested in sharing your contact details with other organisations to assist in the building of supply chains then you can email Daniel.Gaimster@essex.gov.uk with a short description of your offer is to the respective organisations and also appropriate contact details information to be added. For those interested in viewing the contact details of organisations who have shared them, this documents is available within the tender documents found on ProContract. The successful bidder must be able to demonstrate a track record in delivering supported employment programmes, specifically through the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) models. Delivery must align with national best practice and local commissioning priorities, ensuring high fidelity to both models. The maximum value of this contract is £10,698,000 (excluding VAT). The contract value including VAT figure has been calculated assuming a 20% VAT rate but this may depend on the successful bidder and their VAT status and is solely their responsibility. Connect to Work: Grant Guidance for England - GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/connect-to-work/connect-to-work-grant-guidance-for-england

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-051695

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

TenderUpdate

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

CPV Division(s)

Awarding Authority

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

Daniel.Gaimster@essex.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

24th July 2025 13:47:21 PM

Tender Deadline

8th September 2025 11:00:00 AM   26 days remaining

Contract Summary

Are you passionate about improving people's lives? Essex County Council is proud to announce an opportunity to help up to 3,260 individuals in to sustained employment. Essex County Council, as the accountable body, is looking for a provider to assist in delivering the Connect to Work programme across Greater Essex. The Government's "Get Britain Working" White Paper sets out the Government's intention to devolve funding for supported employment, including the Connect to Work Programme. Connect to Work aims to help connect local work, health and skills support and help eligible participants to secure sustainable work through a voluntary supported employment model, observing to Individual Placement & Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) frameworks. Through this, Connect to Work will expand the use of the proven five stage Supported Employment model of 'place, train and maintain'. Essex County Council is looking for a Provider that will develop and lead a supply chain of specialist organisations with a track record of successfully working and building trusted relationships with our prioritised cohorts. The successful bidder must be able to demonstrate a track record in delivering supported employment programmes, specifically through the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) models. Delivery must align with national best practice and local commissioning priorities, ensuring high fidelity to both models. The maximum value of this contract is £10,698,000 (excluding VAT). The contract value including VAT figure has been calculated assuming a 20% VAT rate but this may depend on the successful bidder and their VAT status and is solely their responsibility. Connect to Work: Grant Guidance for England - GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/connect-to-work/connect-to-work-grant-guidance-for-england

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-051695

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

CPV Division(s)

Awarding Authority

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

Daniel.Gaimster@essex.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

11th June 2025 15:53:34 PM

Contract Summary

This notice is intended to alert providers to an opportunity to deliver the Connect to Work programme for Greater Essex (Southend ,Thurrock and Essex) through its Accountable Body - Essex County Council (ECC). The e-tendering system used by ECC is ProContract. Potential applicants for Connect to Work are encouraged to register on ProContract as soon as possible. It is free to register and use the system. You will need to create an account on ProContract to access and bid for public sector opportunities issued by ECC, including this Connect to Work opportunity. Visit https://procontract.due-north.com/Register to register an account. Connect to Work The recently launched "Get Britain Working" White Paper outlines Government's strategy to invest £240m to support the ambition of a national 80% employment rate 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. Connect to Work is the first major element of the Get Britain Working Strategy. 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 funding will support around 100,000 disabled people with health conditions and those with complex barriers to get into employment and on in work. In Greater Essex, Connect to Work will support 7,804 residents across the entirety of the programme. ECC is the Accountable Body for Connect to Work in Essex and, working in partnership with both Unitary Local Authorities, Thurrock Council and Southend-on-Sea City Council, responsible for the commissioning of Connect to Work delivery. Connect to Work is a voluntary programme, delivering the evidence-based Supported Employment model, 'place, train, and maintain', via two different types of interventions based on the needs of the participant - Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF). This opportunity relates to both models of delivery.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-051695

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

PlanningUpdate

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

CPV Division(s)

Awarding Authority

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

ProcurementSandA@essex.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

4th June 2025 12:09:12 PM

Contract Summary

This notice is intended to alert providers to an opportunity to deliver the Connect to Work programme for Greater Essex (Southend ,Thurrock and Essex) through its Accountable Body - Essex County Council (ECC). The e-tendering system used by ECC is ProContract. Potential applicants for Connect to Work are encouraged to register on ProContract as soon as possible. It is free to register and use the system. You will need to create an account on ProContract to access and bid for public sector opportunities issued by ECC, including this Connect to Work opportunity. Visit https://procontract.due-north.com/Register to register an account. Connect to Work The recently launched "Get Britain Working" White Paper outlines Government's strategy to invest £240m to support the ambition of a national 80% employment rate 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. Connect to Work is the first major element of the Get Britain Working Strategy. 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 funding will support around 100,000 disabled people with health conditions and those with complex barriers to get into employment and on in work. In Greater Essex, Connect to Work will support 7,804 residents across the entirety of the programme. ECC is the Accountable Body for Connect to Work in Essex and, working in partnership with both Unitary Local Authorities, Thurrock Council and Southend-on-Sea City Council, responsible for the commissioning of Connect to Work delivery. Connect to Work is a voluntary programme, delivering the evidence-based Supported Employment model, 'place, train, and maintain', via two different types of interventions based on the needs of the participant - Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF). This opportunity relates to both models of delivery.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-051695

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

PlanningUpdate

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

CPV Division(s)

Awarding Authority

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

ProcurementSandA@essex.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

30th May 2025 08:20:55 AM

Planning Deadline

1st July 2025 22:59:59 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

This notice is intended to alert providers to an opportunity to deliver the Connect to Work programme for Greater Essex (Southend ,Thurrock and Essex) through its Accountable Body - Essex County Council (ECC). The e-tendering system used by ECC is ProContract. Potential applicants for Connect to Work are encouraged to register on ProContract as soon as possible. It is free to register and use the system. You will need to create an account on ProContract to access and bid for public sector opportunities issued by ECC, including this Connect to Work opportunity. Visit https://procontract.due-north.com/Register to register an account. Connect to Work The recently launched "Get Britain Working" White Paper outlines Government's strategy to invest £240m to support the ambition of a national 80% employment rate 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. Connect to Work is the first major element of the Get Britain Working Strategy. 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 funding will support around 100,000 disabled people with health conditions and those with complex barriers to get into employment and on in work. In Greater Essex, Connect to Work will support 7,804 residents across the entirety of the programme. ECC is the Accountable Body for Connect to Work in Essex and, working in partnership with both Unitary Local Authorities, Thurrock Council and Southend-on-Sea City Council, responsible for the commissioning of Connect to Work delivery. Connect to Work is a voluntary programme, delivering the evidence-based Supported Employment model, 'place, train, and maintain', via two different types of interventions based on the needs of the participant - Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF). This opportunity relates to both models of delivery.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-051695

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

CPV Division(s)

Awarding Authority

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

ProcurementSandA@essex.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

19th May 2025 09:44:21 AM

Contract Summary

The Government's "Get Britain Working" White Paper sets out the Government's intention to devolve funding for supported employment, including the Connect to Work Programme. This is a new DWP voluntary Supported Employment programme for those considered economically inactive and/or unemployed, who are disabled and/or have a substantive barrier to finding, accessing and maintaining employment due to their mental/physical health condition or lifestyle challenges. The programme embodies the Council's approach to Equalities and Levelling Up, delivering a long-term, sustainable change to key cohorts and places. As the Accountable Body acting on behalf of the Essex County Council is intending to establish a lead provider through an open procedure to deliver IPS and SEQF employment support.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-051695

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

CPV Division(s)

Awarding Authority

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

ProcurementSandA@essex.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom