Official UK procurement notice
Connect to Work · Tees Valley Combined Authority (Apr 2025)
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConnect to Work is a voluntary employment program launched by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It aims to help individuals who are economically inactive, unemployed, or at risk of losing their jobs due to disabilities or long-term health conditions. The program provides targeted support to eligible participants, assisting them in finding and maintaining employment.
Tees Valley Combined Authority is the Accountable Body (AB) for Connect to Work and will host a pre-market engagement event with key partners, stakeholders and interested parties prior to official procurement activities to support shaping our approach to commissioning the program.
Update: TVCA Cabinet 26th September 2025 approved a mixed model of delivery for the Tees Valley Connect to Work programme. This Model will see the programme led by Hartlepool Borough Council in partnership with the Tees Valley Local Authorities. Hartlepool Borough Council will undertake further market engagement late Autumn that will engage further delivery partners to deliver specialist services across the region.
CPV: General public services · Job search services · Miscellaneous health services · Supporting services for the government
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Apr 2025, 17:50 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2025, 14:13 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062896- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050019Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Apr 2025 → 30 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Planning notice published9 Apr 2025, 17:50 BST
- Market engagement9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
The pre market engagement face-to-face event will take place on Tuesday 15th April 2025 09:30 - 12:30 at Tees Valley Combined Authority, Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, DL2 1NJ and outline Connect to Work, the role of the TVCA as the Accountable Body, provide an overview of our evidence base and outline our approach to the development of our Delivery Plan. The event aims to shape our approach to commissioning by gaining an understanding of the current market. The program will commence Autumn 2025 and running through to March 2030.
Suppliers wishing to attend the event are required to register via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tees-valley-work-a… ↗
Following this event we will engage with potential suppliers and issue a questionnaire to gauge the current market and seek their feedback on approaches to delivery. Suppliers will have until 5pm on 9th May 2025 to complete the questionnaire.
Update: TVCA Cabinet 26th September 2025 approved a mixed model of delivery for the Tees Valley Connect to Work programme. This Model will see the programme led by Hartlepool Borough Council in partnership with the Tees Valley Local Authorities. Hartlepool Borough Council will undertake further market engagement late Autumn that will engage further delivery partners to deliver specialist services across the region.
- Tender notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published384 days ago7 Oct 2025, 14:13 BST
- Contract starts362 days ago30 Oct 2025
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Apr 2025, 17:50 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Oct 2025, 14:13 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)
TVCA Cabinet 26th September 2025 approved a mixed model of delivery for the Tees Valley Connect to Work programme. This Model will see the programme led by Hartlepool Borough Council in partnership with the Tees Valley Local Authorities. Hartlepool Borough Council will undertake further market engagement late Autumn that will engage further delivery partners to deliver specialist services across t…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender