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# Connect To Work Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec2f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority: "Connect To Work Programme". Published status: complete. Published Value: £12,291,042. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-and-peterborough-combined-authority-ons-e47000008)
- **Published Value:** £12,291,042 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Career guidance services, Education and training services, Job search services, Personal development training services, Recruitment services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £12,291,042 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec2f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ec2f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec2f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FOpportunities)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec2f#participate

## Description
The Authority, acting as the Lead Authority and Accountable Body, seeks to award a single contract to an experienced Supplier to manage a specialist supply chain and deliver 3,738 Connect to Work Programme starts, along with associated job starts and outcomes, between contract commencement and 31 March 2030. 
The successful Supplier will be responsible for: 
Building and managing a specialist, local supply chain of delivery partners. 
Ensuring access to, and engagement with, the targeted Connect to Work participants. 
Overall delivery of both IPS (Individual Placement and Support model) and SEQF (Support Employment Quality Framework) support to the IPS and SEQF fidelity scales2 at the required volumes and profiles as detailed in this Specification 
The contract will cover delivery to 3,738 participants in the CPCA area over five years, with volumes expected to peak in Years 3 and 4. The maximum contract value is £12,291,042.00 (excluding VAT). 
Funding is planned in two stages, reflecting a DWP review at the end of Year 3: 
Contract commencement - 31 March 2028 
£6,818,466 for 2,360 participants 
£5,472,576 for 1,378 participants (planned) 
Appointment will be based on the Supplier's expertise, resources, and approach. Quality Question responses in Document D will form contractual obligations. The contract will be signed under hand.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79611000, 79634000, 80000000, 80521000, 80570000

- **Estimated Value:** £12,291,042

- **Contract Period:** 13/03/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Connect to Work Programme (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cambridgeshire County Council**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PJVB-3262-VGVJ`
  - Value: £12,291,042 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £12,291,042
  - Signed Date: 14/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078590-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-18T11:54:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T06:22:29.913Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ec2f