Notice Information
Notice Title
Connect to Work - delivery of supported employment programme
Notice Description
Leicester City Council (LCC) is the lead Accountable Body for this Connect to Work Provision in Leicester in association with Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council and LCC shall be working with these three constituent Local Authorities and be responsible for the commissioning and procurement of the Connect to Work delivery.
Planning Information
The PME process involves suppliers to attend a Microsoft Teams online session at 10.00am on Thursday 30 October 2025 to discuss the requirement and have an opportunity to provide a high level overview of the Connect to Work commissioning process and ask questions to shape any future procurement activity. A maximum of two hours have been allocated for this and will include a short presentation. Please complete and submit the Microsoft Form found within the PME documentation requesting attendance to the Online Session. Attendance requests must be received by 12:00 noon on 29 October 2025 at the very latest. Further information about this exercise can be found in the PME documentation found within the EastMidsTenders portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/?advertId=2c3ca6f0-62aa-f011-813a-005056b64545. Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only by 12:00 noon on 29 October 2025 at the very latest
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051948
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077759-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,742,500 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Dec 20253 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
- 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
- LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Amina Laher, Hayley McHugo-Chavda, Mr Paul Fleming
- Contact Email
- hmchugo@rutland.gov.uk, paul.fleming@leics.gov.uk, procurement@leicester.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1164544020
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE1 1FZ
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Delivery Location
- TLF21 Leicester, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
-
- Local Authority
- Blaby
- Electoral Ward
- Glenfield Faire
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077759-2025
27th November 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066107-2025
17th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066003-2025
16th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023412-2025
20th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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