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# Connect to Work Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-065fb2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Caerphilly County Borough Council: "Connect to Work Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) Programme". Published status: active. Concession Value: £1,034,083. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 15 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Caerphilly County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/caerphilly-county-borough-council-ons-w06000018)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £1,034,083 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services, Guidance and counselling services, Placement services of personnel, Social work and related services, Training programme services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL16
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-065fb2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065fb2`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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-065fb2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-065fb2#participate

## Description
Caerphilly County Borough Council is inviting applications from suitably qualified and experienced Organisation's to deliver the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) model as part of the UK Government’s DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) Connect to Work programme. 
Connect to Work is a voluntary supported employment programme delivered across England and Wales, designed to support disabled people, individuals with health conditions, and people facing complex barriers who are currently outside the labour market and experiencing ‘Hidden Unemployment’, to find and sustain meaningful employment. The programme forms a key component of the Government’s Get Britain Working Strategy, targeting economic inactivity by offering tailored, intensive, and high quality employment support at the right time for the right participants.
Participants of the programme must be working age, eligible, and suitable for the provision. Connect to Work delivers the evidence based “place, train, and maintain” Supported Employment model. The Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) is designed to support individuals facing complex barriers, disabilities, long term health conditions, social, emotional, or environmental barriers.
Tenderers will be required to submit responses in accordance with the requirements set out within the procurement documentation. Submissions will be evaluated against the published criteria. 
Full details can be found in the Invitiation to Tender (ITT) Pack

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79610000, 80521000, 80590000, 85300000, 85312300, 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,034,083

- **Contract Period:** 18/01/2027 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095121-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-08T10:39:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:42:31.172Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065fb2