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Published 18 Jun 2026, 13:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Connect to Work - Local Commissioning

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Lambeth (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,111,250≈ £556k / year · £1,333,500 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2026
Next notice expected 13 Jul 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Lambeth Council seek to establish a contract for the commission of up to four local providers to deliver Supported Employment provision through the targeted Individual Placement and Support (IPS) 'Place and Train' model. This model is designed to move people rapidly into employment and provide 12 months of ongoing support for both the employer and the individual to sustain that employment. The procurement is split into four Lots. Lot 1 focuses on integrated welfare, benefits and employment support, while Lots 2–4 focus on community innovation and specialist delivery.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Considered not required for this tender.

CPV: Community health services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Welfare services for children and young people · Welfare services for disabled people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,111,250
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,111,250 exc. VAT · £1,333,500 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: One off two year contract extension
85311200 Welfare services for disabled people85311300 Welfare services for children and young people85320000 Social services85323000 Community health services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Service delivery model and approach: 30%
  • Experience and track record in supported employment: 25%
  • Partnership working and integration with local services: 10%
  • Approach to equality, diversity, and inclusion: 5%
  • Monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement: 5%
  • Staffing, training, and supervision: 5%
  • PRICE: 20%
Published award criteria (7)
  • PRICE
  • Service delivery model and approach
  • Experience and track record in supported employment
  • Partnership working and integration with local services
  • Approach to equality, diversity, and inclusion
  • Monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement
  • Staffing, training, and supervision
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jun 2026, 13:16 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 14:13 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Nov 2026
Authority reference
18
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080836
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial servicesWelfare services for children and young peopleWelfare services for disabled people
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b80d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Oct 2026, 23:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.ecms.lambeth.gov.uk/hub/login ↗

Timeline

18 Jun 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published129 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 13:16 BST
  2. Next notice expected104 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published61 days ago
    25 Aug 2026, 13:04 BST
  4. Clarification questions by18 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 23:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published16 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 14:13 BST
  6. Submission deadline11 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  8. Award decision expected byin 25 days
    19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 67 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

18 events · 12 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    18 Jun 2026, 13:16 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    25 Aug 2026, 13:04 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    25 Aug 2026, 13:04 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    25 Aug 2026, 13:04 BST
  5. Deadline published: 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    25 Aug 2026, 13:04 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 15:16 BST
    UK4
  7. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
    UK4
  8. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 17:41 BST
    UK4
  9. Tender notice published
    7 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
    UK4
  10. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
    UK4
  11. Deadline moved to 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    18 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
    +14 days · was 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  12. Tender notice published
    24 Sept 2026, 16:05 BST
    UK4
  13. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST
    UK4
  14. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 12:59 BST
    UK4
  15. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 13:04 BST
    UK4
  16. Deadline moved to 14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    2 Oct 2026, 13:04 BST
    +5 days · was 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  17. Procurement termination notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 14:13 BST
    UK12
  18. Status changed to cancelled
    9 Oct 2026, 14:13 BST
Published amendments (2)

To add clarification deadline of 30-Sep-26 that had not been included in the last UK4

Appendix E - Pricing Document amended

Routine re-releases (12)
  • 2026-10: 1 release · 2 Oct 2026
  • 2026-09: 3 releases · 7 Sept 2026, 24 Sept 2026
  • 2026-08: 4 releases · 25 Aug 2026, 27 Aug 2026
  • 2026-06: 1 release · 18 Jun 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—9 Oct 2026Cancelled

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · supplier not published

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2028
    Status
    cancelled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Lambeth

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRPY-9946-VDTV Lambeth Town Hall, 18 Brixton Hill, London, London, SW2 1RWContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (12)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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