Official UK procurement notice
Rhaglen Lleoliad a Chymorth Unigol (IPS) Cysylltu a gwaith ar gyfer Cyngor Sir Fflint / Result of Connect to work programme (IPS) for Flintshire County Council
Authority: Flintshire County Council (Central government)·On behalf of: Denbighshire County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoedd y Cyngor yn chwilio am gyflenwr i gyflawni contractau Cyflogaeth Lleoliad â Chymorth Unigol yn y sector cyflogadwyedd yn rhan o Raglen Cysylltu â Gwaith Gogledd Cymru, yn benodol yn Sir y Fflint. Bydd y contractau yn golygu cefnogi pobl ag anableddau sydd eisiau gweithio i ganfod cyflogaeth gynaliadwy yn lleol.Mae Lleoliad â Chymorth Unigol yn integreiddio cefnogaeth â chyflogaeth ochr yn ochr â gwasanaethau iechyd sylfaenol ac eilaidd, a gwasanaethau cymorth eraill. Yn ddelfrydol bydd yr integreiddio yma’n digwydd ar lefel gorfforol, drwy gydleoli a pholisïau eraill, lle y bo’n briodol. A supplier was being sought to deliver Supported Employment Individual Placement and Support (IPS) contracts within the employability sector as part of the Connect to Work North Wales Programme, specifically in the County of Flintshire. The contracts will involve supporting people with disabilities who want to work to find local sustainable employment.IPS integrates employment support alongside primary and secondary health services, and other support services. This integration ideally occurs at a physical level, through co-location and other policies, where applicable.
- No preliminary market engagement: A pre-market engagement event has been held in relation to the whole Connect to Work programme by the lead Authority Denbighshire County Council but this procurement is for one strand within that programme i.e. IPS (Individual Placement and support) and is for Flintshire County Council.
CPV: Career guidance services · Personal development training services · Training programme services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,570,000
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).
- Quality weighting: Quality weighting 90%
- Social Value weighting: Social Value weighting 10%
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jun 2026, 16:19 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 10:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052485- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06acc6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
via Proactis electronic procurement system
Timeline
3 Jun 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published135 days ago3 Jun 2026, 16:19 BST
- Clarification questions by112 days ago26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline105 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by79 days ago29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent79 days ago30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts61 days ago17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 days ago8 Oct 2026, 10:44 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2026- Tender notice published3 Jun 2026, 16:19 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Jul 2026, 16:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Jul 2026, 16:28 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Oct 2026, 10:44 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyl City StrategySMEVCSEConnect to work Individual Placement and support (IPS) for Flintshire County Council17 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £1,570,000 | 17 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Connect to work programme (IPS) for Flintshire County Council · Rhyl City StrategySMEVCSE
- Signed
- 11 Sept 2026
- Value
- £1,570,000
- Period
- 11 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Denbighshire County CouncilProcuring entityDenbighshire County Council ran the procurement exercise on behalf of Flintshire County Council
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rhyl City StrategyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All associated tender documentation can be found on Proactis
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender