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# Connect to Work Programme - Delivery Partner

Buyer: THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-acd800da-45c6-474f-af43-e3e3e4a4e449

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## Summary

The Connect to Work Programme, managed by the City of London Corporation, seeks a delivery partner for a project aimed at providing job search services to disabled and unemployed individuals with complex needs within the Central London Forward region. The programme, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, is a strategic initiative involving multiple local authorities, including Camden, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster. The procurement process has been completed and the award was made to Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited with a contract valued at £30,000,000. The contract spans from 21st July 2025 to 30th March 2030, and the industry category is job search services. This procurement was conducted through an open procedure method.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in employment services, particularly those with prior experience in supporting people with disabilities or complex needs. Ideal candidates were those able to demonstrate robust delivery capabilities and the flexibility to extend services to other areas if required. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) had noteworthy participation potential due to the inclusive nature of the tender, and suitable businesses could potentially collaborate or subcontract portions of the work to meet programme objectives effectively.

## Notice

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is launching Connect to Work programme (formerly known as Universal Support), an employment programme aimed at assisting disabled individuals and unemployed people with complex needs in securing employment. Central London Forward (CLF), hosted by the City of London Corporation, has been appointed as the accountable body for the Connect to Work programme in central London. CLF is a strategic sub-regional partnership encompassing the local authorities of: Camden Council, City of London Corporation, Hackney Council, Haringey Council, Islington Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth Council, Lewisham Council, Southwark Council, Tower Hamlets Council, Wandsworth Council, Westminster City Council. To effectively deliver the programme in line with DWP requirements, there is a need for a Delivery Partner to undertake the work on behalf of Camden Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster City Council and partially for Haringey Council and Lambeth Council. The City reserves the right to extend the service in part or in full to the rest of the councils under CLF noted above should the need arise. Equally it reserves the right to reduce the requirement depending on DWP or other factors. The duration of the agreement is up to 5 years only. Additional information: This tendering exercise was undertaken using the electronic tendering system https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com. Suppliers needed to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated total value of the contract was stated in the opportunity notice and was exclusive of VAT and for the entire duration together with all potential future needs as described within the tender documents. The procurement was ran as a one stage process under the open procedure and therefore, if your organisations who participated in this tender exercise, did so by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender (ITT) questionnaire which was found on the City's e-procurement portal at: https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com with the Reference number: prj_67 or itt_50. Organisations submitted their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender(ITT) questionnaire together with any supporting documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration was free. No submission was accepted after the return deadline. Economic operators were solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances was the contracting authority liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators. The procurement process that applied to the requirement was specified in the procurement documents accordingly. 7 total submissions was received which was then evaluated and moderated in comparison to the published criteria and Seetec was awarded the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/420369e4-5115-4d3b-a9bc-61dbb6b375ea |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 20 Jul 2025 - 30 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON |
| Additional buyers | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79611000 - Job search services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2025 at 14:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/420369e4-5115-4d3b-a9bc-61dbb6b375ea
- 18 Feb 2025 at 14:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f56c64c-b8a7-4cf1-bcd7-a017d8d89f86

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/420369e4-5115-4d3b-a9bc-61dbb6b375ea
  27th August 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f56c64c-b8a7-4cf1-bcd7-a017d8d89f86
  18th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
  Website
- https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
  eSourcing link

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