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Learning Disability Supported Employment Service

Plymouth City Council

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01 Oct 2026 at 09:20

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Plymouth City Council commissioned a supported employment service for people with learning disabilities. The service provides dedicated, specialist help to enable participants to secure paid work, through a structured pathway with a defined time limit. Support must include reasonable adjustments and meet the British Association of Supported Employment’s quality assurance standards. This is a social work and related service, delivered in Plymouth. The requirement centres on helping people move into paid employment rather than providing general employment services. The awarded supplier is The Pluss Organisation CIC, a social enterprise that provides the service for the council.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to The Pluss Organisation CIC. The council used a direct award below the procurement threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 17 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028. Its value is £394,000 including tax. The process was arranged as a single lot, and the award is active. The requirement was evaluated against the stated supported-employment quality assurance standards of the British Association of Supported Employment; the procurement information does not give separate scored criteria. The award covers the supported employment service delivered in Plymouth.

This award shows demand from Plymouth City Council for a specialist service that turns employment support into paid-work outcomes for people with learning disabilities. A credible provider needs expertise in supported employment, the ability to tailor support through reasonable adjustments, and a structured, time-limited pathway that can help participants secure jobs. The council’s stated quality benchmark is the British Association of Supported Employment’s assurance standards, so providers should be able to demonstrate practice aligned with those standards. Delivery requires capacity to provide dedicated specialist intervention in Plymouth and to support people through to paid employment, not simply offer generic careers advice. The award went to a large social enterprise, indicating the kind of established provider that has delivered this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Learning Disability Supported Employment Service

Notice Description

The scope of this contract is to supply dedicated supported employment intervention for people with learning disabilities to secure paid employment. This support is delivered within a dedicated and time limited pathway, according the quality assurance standards set by the British Association of Supported Employment, with reasonable adjustments and specialist support, that will enable people with learning disabilities to secure paid employment.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e33
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092640-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£394,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 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
Plymouth City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PLYMOUTH
Postcode
PL1 3BJ
Postcode Area
Plymouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK41 Plymouth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Plymouth
Electoral Ward
St Peter and the Waterfront
Westminster Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Pluss Organisation CIC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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