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# Connect to Work

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-ocds-h6vhtk-0696d2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council: "Connect to Work". Published status: planning. Concession Value: £1,600,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blaenau-gwent-county-borough-council-ons-w06000019)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £1,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services, Guidance and counselling services, Guidance services, Rehabilitation services, Training programme services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL16
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-ocds-h6vhtk-0696d2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0696d2`

## Before you bid
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- **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-0696d2#tl-md)

## Description
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and Torfaen Council (BGCBC and TC) are seeking to engage with the market ahead of a planned commissioning exercise to deliver the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) model as part of the UK Government’s DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) Connect to Work programme.
Connect to Work is a voluntary supported employment programme delivered across England and Wales, designed to support disabled people, individuals with health conditions, and people facing complex barriers who are currently outside the labour market and experiencing ‘Hidden Unemployment’, to find and sustain meaningful employment. [gov.uk]
The programme forms a key component of the Government’s Get Britain Working Strategy, targeting economic inactivity by offering tailored, intensive, and high-quality employment support at the right time for the right participants. [gov.uk]
Participants of the programme must be working-age, eligible, and suitable for the provision. Connect to Work delivers the evidence-based “place, train, and maintain” Supported Employment model.
The Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) is designed to support individuals facing complex barriers, disabilities, long-term health conditions, social, emotional, or environmental barriers.
Providers must deliver:
• High-fidelity Supported Employment aligned with SEQF standards
• A “place, train, and maintain” model of support
• Intensive one-to-one employment guidance
• Vocational profiling and personalised employment planning
• Job matching and targeted employer engagement
• On- and off-the-job support, including in-work progression coaching
• A personalised, strengths-based participant journey
• Close integration with community support services to sustain outcomes
All Connect to Work delivery partners must adhere to SEQF fidelity scales and participate fully in the DWP-led Fidelity Assurance System.
Delivery Partners will be required to undertake fidelity audits, quality checks, and performance reviews, ensuring consistent and evidence-based practice.
The value of this tender will be approximate £1,600,000 over the course of the contract; Please note that, due to the required timescales for the successful provider to mobilise and begin delivery, the Year 1 allocation of funds is expected to be slightly lower. Funding will be issued on a yearly basis, with annual allocations confirmed in line with programme requirements, performance, and governance arrangements.
It is anticipated that the contract commencement date is 01 September 2026 for a period of three (3) years and six (6) months – contract period will be confirmed in the tender documents.
Please note - this is an indicative specification and could change when the tender is released

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 80521000, 85312300, 85312310, 85312320, 85312500, 85312510
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/03/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F043914-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-13T12:43:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T04:35:15.893Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0696d2