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Connect to Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) - Wrexham

Wrexham County Borough Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

10 Sep 2026 at 11:49

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

03 Aug 2026 at 10:36

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

15 Jun 2026 at 07:57

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wrexham County Borough Council commissioned Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services in Wrexham as part of the Connect to Work Programme. The service integrates employment support with health services to help people move into employment. The work covers personal development training, career guidance and employment-related training programmes. Wrexham is the delivery location and the council is the buying organisation. This is a public service contract aimed at providing coordinated, specialist support for people who need help entering or sustaining employment, rather than a general training or recruitment exercise. It may suit organisations experienced in supported employment, vocational guidance, employability provision, health-related employment support or delivery of integrated employment services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. One lot was evaluated entirely on quality, weighted at 100%, with economic and technical selection requirements. Two bids were received. Rhyl City Strategy Community Interest Company was awarded the contract on 3 August 2026, and the contract was signed on 8 September 2026. The awarded value is £1,570,000 excluding VAT, or £1,884,000 including VAT. The contract runs from 9 September 2026 to 31 March 2030. The lot was suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The arrangement includes provision for agreed contract variations and has renewal or additional-purchase options described as contract variations agreed by both parties.

This award demonstrates established demand from Wrexham County Borough Council for integrated Individual Placement and Support, combining employment services with health-related support. A future competitor would need to show credible capability in helping people into employment through structured, person-centred support, alongside career guidance and personal development or training provision. Experience of coordinating with health services and other delivery partners would be relevant to the service model. Suppliers should be able to meet the buyer’s economic and technical selection requirements and present strong evidence of service quality, since quality formed the entire award assessment. The opportunity was considered suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that specialist mission-led providers as well as larger employability organisations may be credible competitors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Connect to Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) - Wrexham

Notice Description

UK7 Contract Details Notice for 'Connect to Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) - Wrexham' (Proc-25-157). Wrexham County Borough Council have entered into a service contract with a supplier to deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services in Wrexham, which are part of the Connect to Work Programme (CtW). IPS is a model integrating employment support with health services to support people into employment.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Contract includes provision for contract variations, if agreed by both parties.

Renewal: The Contract includes provision for contract variations, if agreed by both parties.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b485
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085809-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

79634000 - Career guidance services

80521000 - Training programme services

80570000 - Personal development training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,570,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,570,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,570,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,570,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
9 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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
Wrexham County Borough Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
WREXHAM
Postcode
LL11 1AR
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
Local Authority
Wrexham
Electoral Ward
Grosvenor
Westminster Constituency
Wrexham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Rhyl City Strategy

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085809-2026
    10th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073052-2026
    3rd August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055954-2026
    15th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
    Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, appendices and other supporting documents for full details of the proposed work. These have been published and are available on the eTenderWales (Bravo Solutions) online e-sourcing portal, which can be accessed through this web address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/. You will need to be registered as a supplier on both Find a Tender service (FTS) and eTenderWales. To access and download the documents you will need to be logged into eTenderWales and search for the Invitation to Tender (ITT). You can look up the tender with the following reference: project_63243, itt_124964 - Connect to Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) - Wrexham. Interested suppliers may ask clarification questions though eTenderWales. If you wish to tender for the work, your tender submission will need to be uploaded though eTenderWales.

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