Notice Information
Notice Title
Connect to Work - Individual Placement Support Provider
Notice Description
Stoke on Trent City Council is seeking to appoint and Individual Placement Support provider as part of the Connect To Work programme. The appointed provider will help to establish a pathway back in to employment and help to sustain existing employment. Funded by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), this programme aims to support individuals with complex barriers to employment through tailored, person-centred interventions. Staffordshire County Council is acting as the accountable body for this programme, working in close collaboration with Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ce32
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014763-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
79611000 - Job search services
85312320 - Counselling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,777,619 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,777,619 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,222,095 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £2,222,095 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 22 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 16 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 18 Feb 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STOKE ON TRENT CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Vicky Brough
- Contact Email
- vicky.brough@stoke.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOKE-ON-TRENT
- Postcode
- ST4 1HH
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
- Delivery Location
- TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
-
- Local Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Electoral Ward
- Hartshill Park & Stoke
- Westminster Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014763-2026
18th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003860-2026
16th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069236-2025
29th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068892-2025
28th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066007-2025
16th October 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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