Official UK procurement notice
Connect to Work Programme - Delivery Partner
Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of London Corporation (the "City") has now established an agreement for the provision of a Delivery Partner on behalf of Central London Forward as part of the Department for Work and Pensions Connect to Work Programme.
The duration of the contract is up to 5 years only.
CPV: Job search services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched the Connect to Work programme…AwardedPublished value£30,000,000
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched the Connect to Work programme (formerly known as Universal Support), an employment programme aimed at assisting disabled individuals and unemployed people with complex needs in securing employment.
Central London Forward (CLF), hosted by the City of London Corporation (the "City"), has been appointed as the accountable body for the Connect to Work programme in central London.
CLF is a strategic sub-regional partnership encompassing the local authorities of: Camden Council, City of London Corporation, Hackney Council, Haringey Council, Islington Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth Council, Lewisham Council, Southwark Council, Tower Hamlets Council, Wandsworth Council, Westminster City Council.
To effectively deliver the programme in line with DWP requirements, there is a need for a Delivery Partner to undertake the work on behalf of Camden Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster City Council and partially for Haringey Council and Lambeth Council. The City reserves the right to extend the service in part or in full to the rest of the councils under CLF noted above should the need arise. Equally it reserves the right to reduce the requirement depending on DWP or other factors.
The duration of the agreement is up to 5 years only.
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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 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 (3)
- Technical Envelope: 65%
- Responsible Procurement Envelope: 15%
- Commercial Envelope: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Technical Envelope: 65%
- Responsible Procurement Envelope: 15
- Pass/Fail Elements: Pass/Fail
- Pass/Fail Elements: Pass/Fail
- Commercial Envelope: 20%
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Feb 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2025, 11:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051897- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e358Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This tendering exercise was undertaken using the electronic tendering system https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com. Suppliers had to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration was free. The estimated total value of the contract was stated in sections II.1.5) and II.2.6) of the opportunity notice and is exclusive of VAT and for the entire duration together with all potential future needs as described within the tender documents. The procurement was ran as a one stage process under the open procedure and therefore, interested organisations participated in this tender exercise by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender (ITT) questionnaire which was found on the City's e-procurement portal at: https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com with the Reference number: prj_67 or itt_50. Organisations submitted their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender(ITT) questionnaire together with any supporting documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration was free. Qualification envelopes and Invitation to Tender(ITT) questionnaires were not accepted after the return deadline. A total of seven submissions were received for this tender. Following evaluation and moderation by all participating authorities, in line with the published criteria, the contract has been awarded to Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited. The Contract Duration is for 5 years with no possible extensions.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Mar 2025 → 28 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published28 Aug 2025, 11:51 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2025- Status changed to complete28 Aug 2025, 11:51 BST
- Buyer details updated28 Aug 2025, 11:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited | £30,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Connect to Work Programme - Delivery Partner · Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited
- Signed
- 14 Aug 2025
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview contact point
- High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Seetec Business Technology Centre LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria