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# 26039 Cambridgeshire County Council Connect to Work Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/26039-cambridgeshire-county-council-connect-to-work-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06d7e8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridgeshire County Council: "26039 Cambridgeshire County Council Connect to Work Programme". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £8,400,000. 12 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cambridgeshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council-ons-e10000003)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £8,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 12
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Career guidance services, Guidance services, Job search services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH11, UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/26039-cambridgeshire-county-council-connect-to-work-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06d7e8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d7e8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/26039-cambridgeshire-county-council-connect-to-work-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06d7e8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3D8ac78b2b-868a-f111-813c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/26039-cambridgeshire-county-council-connect-to-work-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06d7e8#participate

## Description
Connect to Work is a new, voluntary supported employment initiative funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is the first major element of the Get Britain Working Strategy and will take a collaborative, locally led approach designed to help people with health conditions, disabilities, or other barriers, find and maintain paid work.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) have appointed Cambridgeshire County Council as Prime Provider to manage the delivery across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Therefore, we are now seeking experienced providers to deliver the supported employment models as detailed below.
Connect to Work combines two supported employment delivery models:
• IPS - Individual Placement and Support
IPS is an intervention which integrates employment support alongside primary and secondary health services and other support services. For more information please see the links in the specification and ITT.
• SEQF - Supported Employment Quality Framework, intensive supported
employment for people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex
barriers. SEQF is a more intensive intervention, where in delivery terms the Participant will receive more contact and support from their Employment Specialist.
For more information please see the links in the specification and the ITT
As well as experienced providers of IPS and SEQF, we also encourage smaller voluntary and community organisations who want to learn and develop their own supported employment delivery to apply. We will provide full support and training to facilitate development of supported employment models to fidelity requirements.

## Lots (12)
### Lot 1: IPS - Peterborough
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of IPS services in Peterborough City. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: IPS - Huntingdonshire
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of IPS services in Huntingdonshire. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: IPS - Fendland
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of IPS services in Fenland. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: IPS - East Cambridgeshire
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of IPS services in East Cambridgeshire. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: IPS - Cambridge City
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of IPS services in Cambridge City. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: IPS - South Cambridgeshire
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of IPS services in South Cambridgeshire. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: SEQF - Peterborough
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of SEQF services in Peterborough City. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: SEQF - Huntingdonshire
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of SEQF services in Huntingdonshire. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: SEQF - Fenland
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of SEQF services in Fenland. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 10: SEQF - East Cambridgeshire
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of SEQF services in East Cambridgeshire. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 11: SEQF - Cambridge City
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of SEQF services in Cambridge City. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 12: SEQF - South Cambridgeshire
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** For the provision of SEQF services in South Cambridgeshire. Please note that the value of this Lot is embedded in the overall framework value and not specifically provided for individual Lots.
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F072301-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-30T14:28:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:41:02.355Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d7e8