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title: "Connect to Work"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Connect to Work

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e87e

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## Summary

Staffordshire County Council is spearheading a significant public procurement initiative titled "Connect to Work," as part of the Government's "Get Britain Working" strategy. The procurement process, classified under the education and training services industry category, is part of the effort to provide comprehensive employment support across Staffordshire. This initiative takes a strategic approach by offering Individual Placement Support (IPS) and the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) for people out of work or at risk of losing their jobs. The procurement is now in the award stage, having been initiated through a selective procurement method under a framework agreement. The services, located within the United Kingdom, are set to run from 1st December 2025 to 31st March 2027, and involve a significant investment intended for collaborative work at the local level to address 'Hidden Unemployment'.

The "Connect to Work" programme presents robust opportunities for business growth, particularly for large-scale organisations that specialise in employment and training services. With substantial funding earmarked for the initiative, businesses have the chance to engage with local authorities to deliver critical services aimed at reducing unemployment and boosting economic inclusion. Suppliers such as THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED, ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY, and INTUITIVE THINKING SKILLS LTD have secured roles in providing these services, indicating the programme's scale and potential impact. Large enterprises and SMEs in related sectors are well-positioned to leverage these contracts to expand their service offerings and strengthen local economic partnerships, thereby bolstering their market presence and contributing to sustainable development goals.

## Notice

The recently launched "Get Britain Working" White Paper outlines the Government's strategy to invest PS240m to support this ambition and help improve workplace health and keep people in work, including trials of combined public services for those out of work due to ill health. The strategy will bring fundamental reform that transforms relationships with local areas and ensures a strong foundation of partnership working to support people into good, sustainable work. Connect to Work is the first major element of the Get Britain Working Strategy. It will take a collaborative, locally led approach to tackling 'Hidden Unemployment'. It will help connect local work, health and skills support. The funding provides a coherent, systematic and joined up approach to maximise the benefits available for individuals and local communities. Connect to Work will support the wider development of locally planned systems to drive growth, working jointly with the Government. It will be an important strand in local plans to tackle inactivity and expand employment opportunity. By encouraging join up between health systems and employment support, Connect to Work will support those, primarily, currently outside the workforce and facing greater labour market disadvantages, to stay in work and get back into work. In turn, supporting the Government's ambition for a more inclusive economy, supporting local people to realise their potential and supporting local and national growth. Connect to Work will provide out of work participants with intensive employment support for up to 12 months. It will also include support for up to 4 months for people in-work who are at risk of losing their job. The support will be based on the well evidenced Individual Placement and Support (IPS) or Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) Fidelity models as appropriate to the participant. Help will include early access to jobs based on job preferences, access to a wide range of support including job and skills matching, on the job training and help to sustain employment, which might include job coaching at work, training, support from a workplace mentor and regular workplace reviews. Support will be provided to the employer as well as the participant. Connect to Work will also provide tailored self-employment support where appropriate.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078423-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,677,243 |
| Contracts value | £2,677,243 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST16 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Forebridge |
| Westminster constituency | Stafford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | INTUITIVE THINKING SKILLS; ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY; THE GROWTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 1 Dec 2025 at 11:29 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078423-2025
- 25 Nov 2025 at 14:46 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076917-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078423-2025
  1st December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076917-2025
  25th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.intuitivethinkingskills.com
- http://www.mencap.org.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-055b38
- https://www.growthco.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk

## Provenance

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