Lot 1
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Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Connect to Work - Individual Placement Support Provider
View official notice ↗Official source
BuyerStoke-on-Trent City Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline27 Nov 2025
Value£2,777,619
Published18 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Stoke on Trent City Council is seeking to appoint and Individual Placement Support provider as part of the Connect To Work programme. The appointed provider will help to establish a pathway back in to employment and help to sustain existing employment. Funded by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), this programme aims to support individuals with complex barriers to employment through tailored, person-centred interventions. Staffordshire County Council is acting as the accountable body for this programme, working in close collaboration with Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
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No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierTHE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
Contracts
Connect to Work - Individual Placement Support Provider
Statusactive
Value£2,222,095
Documents & submission route
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|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 014763-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Wed Feb 18 2026 13:08:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069236-2025 |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2026 | award, contract | 014763-2026 |
| 16 Jan 2026 | award, contract | 003860-2026 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | tenderUpdate | 069236-2025 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | tender | 068892-2025 |
| 16 Oct 2025 | planning | 066007-2025 |
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