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title: "Delivery of Wirral Council's Connect to Work Individual Placement Support (IPS) Programme"
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# Delivery of Wirral Council's Connect to Work Individual Placement Support (IPS) Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/delivery-of-wirral-council-s-connect-to-work-individual-placement-support-ips-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05f00d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wirral Borough Council: "Delivery of Wirral Council's Connect to Work Individual Placement Support (IPS) Programme". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £4,064,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Wirral Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wirral-borough-council-ons-e08000015)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £4,064,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD74
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/delivery-of-wirral-council-s-connect-to-work-individual-placement-support-ips-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05f00d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f00d`

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## Description
Wirral Borough Council (the "Council") is looking for a provider to deliver under contract, the Individual Placement Support (IPS) element of LCR's Connect to Work Connect programme. 
The value of Wirral's IPS Fund is an estimated £4,064,000.
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. Connect to Work will deliver the evidence-based Supported Employment model, 'place, train, and maintain'.  The IPS element of Connect to Work will give particular attention to helping residents who because of their situation, are more likely to face significant disadvantage when trying to gain employment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **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%2F080298-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-05T16:01:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T23:08:19.034Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f00d