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

Wrexham County Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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 is procuring Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services in Wrexham as part of the Connect to Work Programme. The service combines employment support with health services to help people move into employment. The work includes personal development training, career guidance and delivery of a training programme. Wrexham County Borough Council is the buyer, and delivery is in Wrexham. This is a public-sector employment support and vocational training opportunity for organisations able to provide integrated, person-centred support. The procurement is classed as a service contract and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The selected provider is Rhyl City Strategy Community Interest Company, a large VCSE organisation.

The procurement is complete following an above-threshold open procedure. It had one lot, evaluated entirely on quality, with economic and technical selection criteria. Two bids reached the final stage, including two from VCSEs. Rhyl City Strategy Community Interest Company was selected on 3 August 2026 for £1,570,000 excluding VAT (£1,884,000 including VAT). The award remains pending the standstill period, which ends on 13 August 2026. The contract is due to run from 7 September 2026 to 31 March 2030, with the maximum extent date of 1 April 2030. A future contract signature milestone is scheduled for 1 September 2026. The contract includes provisions for variations and options if agreed by both parties.

This award demonstrates demand from Wrexham County Borough Council for an integrated IPS model linking employment support with health services. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to combine vocational guidance, employment-focused personal development and structured training, while supporting people into sustained employment. Experience of coordinating employment and health-related services would be commercially relevant, as would the operational capacity to deliver across Wrexham and manage a substantial, multi-year public contract. The evaluation placed all emphasis on quality, so evidence of effective service design, outcomes, safeguarding, partnership working and delivery management would be important. The competition also shows that VCSE organisations were active and competitive: both final-stage bids came from VCSEs, alongside the buyer's stated suitability for SMEs and VCSEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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

Notice Description

UK6 Contract Award Notice following a tender process. Wrexham County Borough Council wish to enter 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/073052-2026
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
7 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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
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 COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • 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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