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# Connect to Work - Individual Placement Support Provider

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-individual-placement-support-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-05ce32). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stoke-on-Trent City Council: "Connect to Work - Individual Placement Support Provider". Published status: complete. Concession Value: £2,777,619. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Stoke-on-Trent City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council-ons-e06000021)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £2,777,619 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services, Job search services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,222,095 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-individual-placement-support-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-05ce32#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ce32`

## 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/connect-to-work-individual-placement-support-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-05ce32#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FOpportunities%2FIndex%3FresetFilter%3DTrue%26applyFilter%3DTrue%26p%3D08c1102f-61ba-e711-80e6-005056b64545%26v%3D1)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-individual-placement-support-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-05ce32#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,777,619

- **Contract Period:** 15/12/2025 to 14/12/2030

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-22779`
  - Value: £2,222,095 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/01/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Connect to Work - Individual Placement Support Provider (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,222,095
  - Signed Date: 17/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F068892-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-18T13:08:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T07:34:09.136Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ce32