Notice Information
Notice Title
Connect to Work
Notice Description
Connect to Work will support the wider development of locally planned systems to drive growth, working jointly with the United Kingdom Government. It will be an important strand in local plans to tackle inactivity and expand employment opportunity. 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. This marks an important first step towards the future devolution of employment support.
Lot Information
Lot 1, IPS North Yorkshire
LOT1: - IPS North Yorkshire Total participants: 1,346 Total out of work participants: 1,144 Total in work participants: 202 Allocated funding (these figures are per lot and INC VAT as well as the possible 12 month extension. See previous page for total contract value inc VAT): PS5,061,600 Participant pot: PS67,300
Renewal: 12 month extension available, this applies to Lot 1 and Lot 2.
LOT2: IPS YorkLOT2: IPS York Total participants: 190 Total out of work participants: 162 Total in work participants: 28 Allocated funding (these figures are per lot and INC VAT as well as the possible 12 month extension. See previous page for total contract value inc VAT): PS714,780 Participant pot: PS9,500
Renewal: 12 month extension available, this applies to Lot 1 and Lot 2.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cd7a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082248-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- 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
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,776,380 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,776,380 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £5,776,380 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Jan 2026 - 11 Jan 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- YORK AND NORTH YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Chloe Wilcox
- Contact Email
- chloe.wilcox@york.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTHALLERTON
- Postcode
- DL7 8AD
- Post Town
- Darlington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE2 North Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE22 North Yorkshire
- Delivery Location
- TLE2 North Yorkshire
-
- Local Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Romanby
- Westminster Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082248-2025
11th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065665-2025
15th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER
This tender opportunity is available to view on Yortender; https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER
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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