Official UK procurement notice
Connect to Work - Market Engagement
Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConnect to Work Programme
Online Market Engagement Event
Date: Thursday, 6 November 2025
Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Eventbrite Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connect-to-work-ma… ↗
Teams Link: Available within the Eventbrite page
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) invites interested organisations to an online market engagement session for the upcoming Connect to Work Programme.
Connect to Work is being delivered as part of new Mayoral powers to convene local supported employment provision, contributing to both the national “Get Britain Working” plan and the Local Growth Plan.
A core aim of the Government’s economic growth mission is to build an inclusive labour market, improve living standards, and ensure sustainable funding for public services. Connect to Work supports the Government's ambition to achieve an 80% employment rate, forming a key component of reforms to employment support — integrating skills, health, and pathways into sustained employment.
As the Lead Authority and Accountable Body for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, CPCA will commission, implement, and manage the Connect to Work Programme. Delivery will align with local priorities and will be supported through partnerships with health services, employers, and wider system stakeholders to enhance regional awareness and collaboration.
This market engagement session will provide system partners with an update on the programme’s progress and give potential Prime Providers an overview of the planned approach ahead of the formal procurement process.
This session will offer:
- An update on the programme’s development and objectives.
- Insight for prospective Prime Providers and system partners ahead of the procurement launch.
- An opportunity to discuss delivery expectations and collaboration opportunities.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Introductions – CPCA representatives
- Programme Update – Status of Connect to Work and system development
- Specification Overview – Key delivery themes and requirements
- Procurement Process – Next steps and indicative timeline
- Q&A Session
CPV: Career guidance services · Education and training services · Job search services · Personal development training services · Recruitment services · Training programme services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- 23 Oct 2025, 09:28 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2025, 09:28 BST
- Authority reference
DN795204- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067674- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d21aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published370 days ago23 Oct 2025, 09:28 BST
- Market engagement355 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Connect to Work Programme
Online Market Engagement Event
Date: Thursday, 6 November 2025
Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Eventbrite Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connect-to-work-ma… ↗
Teams Link: Available within the Eventbrite page
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) invites interested organisations to an online market engagement session for the upcoming Connect to Work Programme.
Connect to Work is being delivered as part of new Mayoral powers to convene local supported employment provision, contributing to both the national “Get Britain Working” plan and the Local Growth Plan.
A core aim of the Government’s economic growth mission is to build an inclusive labour market, improve living standards, and ensure sustainable funding for public services. Connect to Work supports the Government's ambition to achieve an 80% employment rate, forming a key component of reforms to employment support — integrating skills, health, and pathways into sustained employment.
As the Lead Authority and Accountable Body for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, CPCA will commission, implement, and manage the Connect to Work Programme. Delivery will align with local priorities and will be supported through partnerships with health services, employers, and wider system stakeholders to enhance regional awareness and collaboration.
This market engagement session will provide system partners with an update on the programme’s progress and give potential Prime Providers an overview of the planned approach ahead of the formal procurement process.
This session will offer:
- An update on the programme’s development and objectives.
- Insight for prospective Prime Providers and system partners ahead of the procurement launch.
- An opportunity to discuss delivery expectations and collaboration opportunities.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Introductions – CPCA representatives
- Programme Update – Status of Connect to Work and system development
- Specification Overview – Key delivery themes and requirements
- Procurement Process – Next steps and indicative timeline
- Q&A Session
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Oct 2025, 09:28 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender