--- title: "Connect to Work" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e80a6414-09ff-413e-b0fb-a3def7114d5c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e80a6414-09ff-413e-b0fb-a3def7114d5c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e80a6414-09ff-413e-b0fb-a3def7114d5c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e80a6414-09ff-413e-b0fb-a3def7114d5c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED" published: "2025-06-19" --- # Connect to Work Buyer: REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e80a6414-09ff-413e-b0fb-a3def7114d5c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e80a6414-09ff-413e-b0fb-a3def7114d5c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e80a6414-09ff-413e-b0fb-a3def7114d5c.json) ## Summary Reed in Partnership Limited is leading a procurement process titled "Connect to Work" as part of the UK Government's Get Britain Working Strategy. This initiative aims to support economically inactive individuals in England and Wales by removing barriers to employment, focusing on specified groups such as disabled people and ex-offenders. The procurement falls under the "Job search services" industry category with additional emphasis on adult and other education services. The open procedure method is being utilised for this active tender, with expressions of interest required by 10th January 2025 and the tender period closing on 28th February 2025. The contract is set to start on 1st April 2025 and run until 31st March 2030, primarily targeting activities within England, United Kingdom. This tender offers significant opportunities for local organisations, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, with capabilities in delivering Supported Employment and Individual Placement & Support services. Businesses with a strong track record in employability services and removing employment barriers for marginalised cohorts stand a competitive chance. The procurement seeks partners capable of providing community-based interventions, which can foster business growth by strengthening local capabilities while improving employment outcomes for participants. Reed in Partnership Limited is focused on building partnerships that enhance regional service delivery, offering a platform for businesses to expand and impact positively on the local community. ## Notice Reed in Partnership intends to bid for a number of Connect to Work opportunities as and when they are commissioned. We invite you to complete our EOI if you believe your organisation can also make a positive difference to the lives of people in your local community through helping them into sustainable work. Opportunity Overview Connect to Work is part of the Government's Get Britain Working Strategy. The programme will be commissioned locally by lead accountable bodies (e.g. Combined Authorities and Local Authorities). Connect to Work is a voluntary, high-fidelity Supported Employment programme in England and Wales, to help economically inactive people who want to work, to remove their barriers to work and find sustainable employment. Priority participants groups will be disabled people, people with health conditions and people in the specified cohorts. The specified cohorts are: Offenders or ex-offenders; carers or ex-carers; people who are homeless; a former member of the Armed Forces or partner of current/former Armed Forces personnel; a person with a drug/alcohol dependency; a care experienced young person or care leaver; a refugee, a resettled Afghan or a person on the Ukrainian scheme; a victim/survivor of domestic abuse; young persons identified as being involved/at risk of being involved in serious violence; victims of modern slavery. It is anticipated that 75% of participants will follow the Individual Placement & Support (IPS) model and 25% will follow the Supported Employment model. It is expected that delivery partners will follow the respective fidelity assurance systems (IPS and SEQF). We are seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from local organisations with experience of locally delivering: 1. IPS services 2. Supported Employment services 3. Proven employability services, supporting those who are furthest from the labour market 4. Specialist services removing barriers to employment for one or more of the above specified groups Given that the nature of these locally commissioned programmes will require local, community-based delivery, we will be looking for evidence of this in EOI responses. Responding to this EOI Please fully complete and submit this EOI before the closing date of Friday 10th January 2025 at 6pm. The EOI can be found here: https://forms.office.com/e/3qNDcNPRMG Contact partner.network@reed.com should you have questions. For information on how we score our EOIs and work with partners, visit our website https://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/ Please note, this does not constitute an offer to work with your organisation, but is the first stage in our selection process. For organisations successful at EOI stage, we will undertake further due diligence and commercial pricing analysis to make our final selection of partners. Thank you for your interest in working with us. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b752187-f02c-4ba4-85a9-1993196d3817 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jun 2025 | | Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC2A 1DT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 79611000 - Job search services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services ## Release History - 19 Jun 2025 at 10:26 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b752187-f02c-4ba4-85a9-1993196d3817 - 25 Feb 2025 at 12:18 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b752187-f02c-4ba4-85a9-1993196d3817 - 17 Feb 2025 at 09:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b752187-f02c-4ba4-85a9-1993196d3817 - 13 Jan 2025 at 18:30 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b752187-f02c-4ba4-85a9-1993196d3817 - 12 Dec 2024 at 11:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b752187-f02c-4ba4-85a9-1993196d3817 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b752187-f02c-4ba4-85a9-1993196d3817 19th June 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/3qNDcNPRMG - https://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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