Official UK procurement notice
Delivery of Wirral Council's Connect to Work Individual Placement Support (IPS) Programme
Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWirral Borough Council will be looking for a provider to deliver under contract, the Individual Placement Support (IPS) element of LCR's Connect to Work Connect programme.
Connect to Work is a voluntary programme to help tackle economic inactivity by providing a specific form of support targeted at the right people at the right time, based on their individual circumstances. Participants must be both eligible and suitable for the provision.
- No preliminary market engagement: N/A
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,044,721
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Dec 2025, 15:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2026, 11:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
26-068 / DN816607- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052874- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f007Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenderers can access all tender documentation via: www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
DN Ref: DN816607
Tenders must be submitted electronically via The Chest.
Timeline
5 Dec 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published320 days ago5 Dec 2025, 15:50 GMT
- Next notice expected292 days ago2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published139 days ago4 Jun 2026, 14:37 BST
- Clarification questions by115 days ago29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline108 days ago6 Jul 2026, 09:00 BST
- Award decision expected by83 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent77 days ago6 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published77 days ago6 Aug 2026, 11:24 BST
- Standstill ends65 days ago17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2025- Pipeline notice published5 Dec 2025, 15:50 GMTUK1
- Pipeline notice published5 Dec 2025, 16:04 GMTUK1
- Tender notice published4 Jun 2026, 14:37 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £4,044,7214 Jun 2026, 14:37 BST
- Status changed to active4 Jun 2026, 14:37 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Jul 2026, 09:00 BST4 Jun 2026, 14:37 BST
- Tender notice published4 Jun 2026, 15:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Aug 2026, 11:24 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Aug 2026, 11:24 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Intended transparency notice for tender requires updating.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-12: 2 releases · 5 Dec 2025, 5 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standguide LimitedSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £3,881,351 | 5 Aug 2026standstill to 17 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 3 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STANDGUIDE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender