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# Connect to Work

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-ocds-h6vhtk-04e910). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Devon County Council: "Connect to Work". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,565,300. 8 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Devon County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/devon-county-council-ons-e10000008)
- **Published Value:** £3,565,300 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Health and social work services, Job search services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK4, UKK42, UKK43
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,898,158 (exc. VAT, 7 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 19 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-ocds-h6vhtk-04e910#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e910`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-04e910#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** The tender documents associated with this procurement are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at the Authority's e-tendering portal (ProContract):
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.
Tenders must be submitted electronically via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Description
Connect to Work is a DWP programme grant funded through DCC as the lead accountable body on behalf of Torbay, Plymouth and Devon.
The Programme requires the delivery to the following persons with social disability or other priority audiences who are:
• Economically inactive or unemployed: Person has not worked for around 6 months due to their disability, long term health condition or disadvantages and feel they need comprehensive tailored employment support to help them to identify the right roles for their needs and to engage in effective job search towards work.
• Employed but risk of dropping out of work: Person is working/Self-employed for at least 3 months and is struggling to sustain employment due to their disability, long term health condition or disadvantages. However, it is acceptable to offer support to individuals who have been employed for shorter periods where the Accountable Body judges that would be appropriate.
• Maintaining work: Person has never been in employment or a track record of struggling to retain jobs/sustain employment due to their disability, long term health condition or disadvantages
The programme is delivered through a Supported Employment model - a place train and maintain model delivered through a five-stage process. There are two approaches, both using recognised international standards (Fidelity Models) and both using the principles that participants are employed in the Open Labour Market, it being Paid Work with Ongoing Support provided.
• IPS integrates employment support alongside primary and secondary health services, and other support services. This integration ideally occurs at a physical level, through co-location and other policies, where applicable. IPS has been successfully utilised within the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) programme to support individuals with mild to moderate mental health and/or physical health conditions. Universal Support will utilise and expand on the approach taken with IPSPC. Whilst Universal Support will complement IPS Severe Mental Illness and IPS Alcohol and Drugs, these will remain separate IPS services.
• SEQF is (as required) a more in-depth intervention than the form of IPS used for Universal Support. SEQF is oriented most usually around supporting learning disabled and/or autistic adults as well as others with complex support needs where clinical integration is not needed or appropriate.

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: IPS in Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 80000000, 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Estimated Value:** £566,100
- **Description:** IPS services delivered in Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon.
- **Contract Period:** 18/12/2025 to 18/12/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: IPS in Torridge and North Devon
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 80000000, 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Estimated Value:** £566,100
- **Description:** IPS services delivered in Torridge and North Devon.
- **Contract Period:** 18/12/2025 to 18/12/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: IPS in Teignbridge, South Hams and West Devon
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 80000000, 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Estimated Value:** £566,100
- **Description:** IPS services delivered in Teignbridge, South Hams and West Devon.
- **Contract Period:** 18/12/2025 to 18/12/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: SEQF in Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 80000000, 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Estimated Value:** £222,600
- **Description:** SEQF services delivered in Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon.
- **Contract Period:** 18/12/2025 to 18/12/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: SEQF in Torridge and North Devon
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 80000000, 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Estimated Value:** £222,600
- **Description:** SEQF services delivered in Torridge and North Devon.
- **Contract Period:** 18/12/2025 to 18/12/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: SEQF in Teignbridge, South Hams and West Devon
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 80000000, 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Estimated Value:** £222,600
- **Description:** SEQF services delivered in Teignbridge, South Hams and West Devon.
- **Contract Period:** 18/12/2025 to 18/12/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Torbay IPS
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 80000000, 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Estimated Value:** £684,200
- **Description:** IPS services delivered in Torbay.
- **Contract Period:** 18/12/2025 to 18/12/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Torbay SEQF
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 80000000, 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Estimated Value:** £515,000
- **Description:** SEQF services delivered in Torbay.
- **Contract Period:** 18/12/2025 to 18/12/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (8)
- **Award:** Lot 1. IPS in Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Crystal Pathways Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185420`
  - Value: £566,100
  - Date: 15/12/2025

- **Award:** Lot 2 IPS in Torridge and North Devon (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Crystal Pathways Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185420`
  - Value: £566,100
  - Date: 15/12/2025

- **Award:** Lot 4 SEQF in Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon (active)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **United Response**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-01133776`
  - Value: £222,600
  - Date: 15/12/2025

- **Award:** Lot 5 SEQF in Torridge and North Devon (active)
  - Award id: `4`
  - Supplier(s): **THE PLUSS ORGANISATION CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-129174`
  - Value: £198,114
  - Date: 15/12/2025

- **Award:** Lot 6 SEQF in Teignbridge, South Hams and West Devon (active)
  - Award id: `5`
  - Supplier(s): **THE PLUSS ORGANISATION CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-129174`
  - Value: £198,114
  - Date: 15/12/2025

- **Award:** Lot 7 Torbay IPS (active)
  - Award id: `6`
  - Supplier(s): **EAT THAT FROG C.I.C.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26640`
  - Value: £665,540
  - Date: 15/12/2025

- **Award:** Lot 8 Torbay SEQF (active)
  - Award id: `7`
  - Supplier(s): **EAT THAT FROG C.I.C.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26640`
  - Value: £481,590
  - Date: 15/12/2025

- **Award:** -1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 01/12/2025

## Contracts (7)
- **Contract:** Lot 7 Torbay IPS (active)
  - Signed Value: £665,540
  - Signed Date: 15/01/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 8 Torbay SEQF (active)
  - Signed Value: £481,590
  - Signed Date: 15/01/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 1 IPS in Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon (active)
  - Signed Value: £566,100
  - Signed Date: 02/01/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 2 IPS in Torridge and North Devon (active)
  - Signed Value: £566,100
  - Signed Date: 02/01/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 4 SEQF in Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon (active)
  - Signed Value: £222,600
  - Signed Date: 02/01/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 5 SEQF in Torridge and North Devon (active)
  - Signed Value: £198,114
  - Signed Date: 02/01/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 6 SEQF in Teignbridge, South Hams and West Devon (active)
  - Signed Value: £198,114
  - Signed Date: 02/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F063140-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-15T10:05:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T00:57:37.405Z
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