Official UK procurement notice
DWP Connect to Work Programme (Preliminary Market Engagement)
Authority: Isle of Wight NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Isle of Wight Council (the “Authority”) is the local government authority for the Isle of Wight, based at County Hall in Newport. The Authority also operates from other administrative centres across the island.
Further information about the Authority found here: www.iow.gov.uk/home ↗
The Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton as a functioning economic area, are formally agreed to work together under the partnership of Chief Executives and Leaders from the 3 UTLAs (upper tier local authority) and is currently referred to as SUTLAB (Solent UTLA board).
The Authority is looking to engage with a Supplier to deliver the Department for Work and Pensions Connect to Work unemployment support programme.
The programme will offer 1 to 1 and group support to adults (18+) of economically inactive individuals (not in receipt of universal support or other work-based benefits) to move them into employment on programmes of up to 1 year.
The programme can also support adults who are in work but need additional support to retain employment.
Full programme management is required, to include:
- Design and development
- Market engagement and promotion
- Management of referrals application processes
- Evaluation and reporting services
- Counter Fraud services
Delivery of this programme will include the use of an approved fidelity model and subject to DWP (Department of Work and Pensions) audit.
Full programme guidance will be provided.
It is currently intended that the term of the contract will be from 1 July 2025 until 31 March 2028.
This Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ) is intended to notify Suppliers of an upcoming tender opportunity.
Suppliers should note this PMEQ is not a commitment to conducting a procurement exercise and we reserve the right not to proceed with the further competition.
The information contained in this PMEQ is an accurate representation of our current requirement. The questionnaire can be found on ProContract (procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗) Reference: DN764844
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Feb 2025, 17:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Feb 2025, 17:11 GMT
- Authority reference
DN764844- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007578- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e8c4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Feb 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Planning notice published28 Feb 2025, 17:11 GMT
- Market engagement12 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Looking for supplier feedback in the form of responses to Questionnaire which will be available on ProContract, (procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗) Reference: DN764844
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Feb 2025, 17:11 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender