Official UK procurement notice
Connect to Work Programme - Individual Placement Support (IPS) in Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar & Cleveland
Authority: Hartlepool Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Darlington Borough Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHartlepool Borough Council (the Council) has been appointed as the Lead Authority by Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) for the Connect to Work Programme. As such, the Council is responsible for ensuring successful management and delivery of the programme across Tees Valley.
Connect to Work will support disabled people, people with health conditions and those with complex barriers to get into or remain in work. It will be delivered up to 31st March 2030, and the primary focus is on those who are inactive and out of work, but it will also support some people who are at high risk of becoming inactive if they become unemployed. At its peak, the programme will support nearly 2,000 people per year in Tees Valley - and more than 5,000 people over the period to 2030.
CPV: Education and training services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,769,200
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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).
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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).
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality: 100%
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
- 20 Aug 2026, 15:29 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 09:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
OPEN20261866- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079565- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8dbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Aug 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published61 days ago20 Aug 2026, 15:29 BST
- Clarification questions by36 days ago14 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 days ago23 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent12 days ago8 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published12 days ago8 Oct 2026, 09:57 BST
- Standstill endsearlier today19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 4 days23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 76 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2026- Tender notice published20 Aug 2026, 15:29 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Oct 2026, 09:57 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2026, 09:57 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WaythroughVCSE1 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Dependant upon contract performance and available funding. | £2,769,200 inc. VAT | 8 Oct 2026standstill to 19 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Darlington Borough CouncilProcuring entityPublic authority - sub-central governmentEnd user and evaluator
- Middlesbrough CouncilProcuring entityPublic authority - sub-central governmentEnd user and evaluator
- Redcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilProcuring entityPublic authority - sub-central governmentEnd user and evaluator
- Stockton on Tees Borough CouncilProcuring entityPublic authority - sub-central governmentEnd user and evaluator
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WAYTHROUGHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender