Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 13 May 2026, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Connect to Work (IPS) · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG36)

Published estimate£190,000£228,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Jun 2026awarded 23 Jun 2026

Awarded to Pilot IMS

Contract term 8 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 20 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dudley MBC is commissioning a Connect to Work delivery partner to contribute to a single, borough wide supported employment system, rather than standalone or parallel services.

The Council is seeking locally embedded organisations with an existing footprint in Dudley or the Black Country, who already work within the borough’s communities and have proven experience supporting residents with health conditions, disabilities and complex barriers to employment.

Commissioned providers will operate as delivery partners within Dudley MBC’s Connect to Work model

Working alongside in house teams and other partners as one integrated service. This includes shared referral and triage processes, aligned delivery models, and joint responsibility for quality, fidelity and continuous improvement.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Education and training services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 8 moPublished value£190,000

Contract period: 20 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (8 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensionsValue: £190,000 exc. VAT · £228,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: West Midlands

Extensions: 1 year

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 80000000 Education and training services 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Social Value: Quality
Quality
Price: Cost

What this means for your bid

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 May 2026, 16:15 BST
Last source update: 14 Jul 2026, 11:04 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 6 Jul 2026
Authority reference: 26080
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-044096
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityEducation and training servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG36)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06981f Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: 30 days

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 8 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 29 May 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/a… ↗

Timeline

13 May 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published155 days ago
13 May 2026, 16:15 BST
Clarification questions by139 days ago
29 May 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline129 days ago
8 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent115 days ago
23 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends105 days ago
2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Award decision expected by101 days ago
6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published93 days ago
14 Jul 2026, 11:04 BST
Contract starts88 days ago
20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2026

Tender notice published
13 May 2026, 16:15 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
23 Jun 2026, 08:34 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
23 Jun 2026, 08:34 BST
Contract signature expected
3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
14 Jul 2026, 11:04 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £190,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Pilot IMSSMEConnect to Work6 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: 1 year	£190,000	23 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Connect to Work · Pilot IMSSME
Signed
10 Jul 2026
Value
£190,000
Period
13 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1 year
7 agreed KPIs: IPS out of work programme starts · IPS in work programme starts · IPS Out of Work First Earnings …
- IPS out of work programme starts, 52 out of work local residents are registered onto Connect to Work Project
- IPS in work programme starts, 9 in work local resident are registered onto the Connect to Work Project
- IPS Out of Work First Earnings, Out of the 52 out of work local residents registered 13 to achieve first earnings
- IPS Out of Work Lower Threshold, Out of the 52 out of work local residents registered 7 to achieve the lower threshold
- IPS Out of Work Higher Threshold, Out of the 52 out of work local residents registered 4 to achieve higher threshold
- IPS In Work Higher Threshold, Out of the 9 In Work local residents registered 6 to achieve higher threshold
- IPS Fidelity Audit, To undertake at least one fidelity audit during the duration of the contract

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYJ-3537-GLBW Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HFContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Pilot IMS LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPWZ-5552-JNBM 5 Coombs Wood Court, Steelpark Road, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 8BFContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsIntend Portal

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2026, 11:04 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Jun 2026, 08:34 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 May 2026, 16:15 BST