Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Connect to Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment for Disadvantaged Groups
Notice Description
Barnsley Council is procuring Independent Placement and Support (IPS) services to provide employment support to out of work residents through the Connect to Work programme. IPS is designed to offer specialised and tailored support to residents experiencing significant barriers to employment.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - An offender (someone who is serving a community service) or ex-offender (someone who has completed a custodial or community sentence)
Lot 1 description - An offender (someone who is serving a community service) or ex-offender (someone who has completed a custodial or community sentence)
Renewal: 2 x 11 month extensions
Lot 2 - A person at risk of becoming or who is currently homelessLot 2 description - A person at risk of becoming or who is currently homeless
Renewal: 2 x 11 month extensions
Lot 3 - Other disadvantaged GroupsLot 3 - Other disadvantaged Groups - A carer or ex-carer - A former member of His Majesty's (HM) Armed Forces (AF), a member of HM AF reserves, or a partner of current or former AF personnel. - A refugee, a resettled Afghan - A person on the Ukrainian scheme - A victim / survivor of domestic abuse - Young people identified as being involved or at risk of being involved in serious violence - A victim of modern slavery
Renewal: 2 x 11 month extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065304
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013046-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
79600000 - Recruitment services
79622000 - Supply services of domestic help personnel
79634000 - Career guidance services
85000000 - Health and social work services
85310000 - Social work services
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
85322000 - Community action programme
85323000 - Community health services
98513310 - Home-help services
98514000 - Domestic services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £681,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £681,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Mar 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 27 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Beth Taylor
- Contact Email
- bethtaylor@barnsley.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 12260000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
- Postcode
- S70 2TA
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE33 Barnsley
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Barnsley
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Barnsley North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013046-2026
12th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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