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Connect to Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) - Wrexham

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BuyerWrexham County Borough Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline17 Jul 2026
Value£1,570,000
Published3 Aug 2026

What is being bought

UK6 Contract Award Notice following a tender process. Wrexham County Borough Council wish to enter into a service contract with a supplier to deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services in Wrexham, which are part of the Connect to Work Programme (CtW). IPS is a model integrating employment support with health services to support people into employment.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b485
Latest release ID073052-2026
Latest release timestampMon Aug 03 2026 09:36:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055954-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
3 Aug 2026award, contract073052-2026
15 Jun 2026tender055954-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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    "noEngagementNoticeRationale": "Wrexham County Borough Council has not undertaken premarket engagement, and no pre-market engagement has taken place specifically for this contract.  However, Denbighshire County Council are the recipient of the grant from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and are the lead Accountable Body on behalf of a regional group of six local authorities.  Denbighshire County Council led broad programme pre-market engagement, delivering two sessions for Connect to Work Commissioning.  These took place on 29th July and 9th December 2025, both promoted on both Sell2Wales and the Find a Tender Service (FTS).  Sell2Wales 24th July 2025 Notice ID: JUL527542; Sell2Wales 25th November 2025 Notice ID: NOV564739.  Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) instruction document for more information."
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}