---
title: "Learning Disability Supported Employment Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e33"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Plymouth City Council"
published: "2026-10-01"
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# Learning Disability Supported Employment Service

Buyer: Plymouth City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e33

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092640-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £394,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Plymouth City Council |
| Locality | PLYMOUTH |
| Postcode area | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL1 3BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Electoral ward | St Peter and the Waterfront |
| Westminster constituency | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | The Pluss Organisation CIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 09:20 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092640-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092640-2026
  1st October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.plymouth.gov.uk
- http://www.seetec.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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