Official UK procurement notice
Connect to Work · York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Oct 2025)
Authority: York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionConnect to Work will support the wider development of locally planned systems to drive growth, working jointly with the United Kingdom Government. It will be an important strand in local plans to tackle inactivity and expand employment opportunity. By encouraging join up between health systems and employment support, Connect to Work will support those, primarily, currently outside the workforce and facing greater labour market disadvantages, to stay in work and get back into work. In turn, supporting the Government's ambition for a more inclusive economy, supporting local people to realise their potential and supporting local and national growth. This marks an important first step towards the future devolution of employment support.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£5,776,380 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Lot 1, IPS North YorkshireAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,061,600
LOT1: - IPS North Yorkshire
Total participants: 1,346
Total out of work participants: 1,144
Total in work participants: 202
Allocated funding (these figures are per lot and INC VAT as well as the possible 12 month extension. See previous page for total contract value inc VAT): £5,061,600
Participant pot: £67,300
Lot #2IPS YorkAwardedRenewalPublished value£714,780
LOT2: IPS York
Total participants: 190
Total out of work participants: 162
Total in work participants: 28
Allocated funding (these figures are per lot and INC VAT as well as the possible 12 month extension. See previous page for total contract value inc VAT): £714,780
Participant pot: £9,500
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 80%
- Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 15 Oct 2025, 15:42 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Dec 2025, 18:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
104327- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065665- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cd7aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All documents are available to download via Yortender. All submissions must be made through the e-tendering system, via the link below:
Timeline
15 Oct 2025 → 22 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published370 days ago15 Oct 2025, 15:42 BST
- Clarification questions by347 days ago7 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline340 days ago14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by329 days ago25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent314 days ago11 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published313 days ago11 Dec 2025, 18:57 GMT
- Contract starts310 days ago15 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends302 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2025- Tender notice published15 Oct 2025, 15:42 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Dec 2025, 18:57 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Dec 2025, 18:57 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Lot 1, IPS North Yorkshire1 award | |||
| Ingeus UK LimitedConnect to Work - Lot 112 Jan 2026 – 12 Jan 2026 · up to 11 Jan 2031Extensions: 12 month extension available for both Lot 1 and Lot 2. | £5,061,600 inc. VAT | 11 Dec 2025standstill to 22 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · IPS York1 award | |||
| Better Connect LimitedSMEVCSEConnect to Work - Lot 212 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2030 · up to 10 Jan 2032Extensions: 12 month extension available for both Lot 1 and Lot 2. | £714,780 inc. VAT | 11 Dec 2025standstill to 22 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Lot 1, IPS North Yorkshire | 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · IPS York | 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonINGEUS UK LIMITED · Greater London · 1
- wonBETTER CONNECT LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1
- did not winTRIAGE CENTRAL LIMITEDSME · Scotland · 1
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- BETTER CONNECT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- INGEUS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- TRIAGE CENTRAL LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications This tender opportunity is available to view on Yortender; https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender