Lot 1
No lot description published.
Connect to Work will be delivered using two of the most recognised quality standards for supported employment: Individual Placement Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF). The Fidelity Assurance requirement supplements the delivery of Connect to Work by supporting delivery partners in following the requirements of the IPS and SEQF supported employment models. Both models have Fidelity Scales. The Fidelity Assurance Supplier will be required to deliver the Fidelity Assurance services across England and Wales. DWP will fund delivery of the Fidelity Assurance requirement for IPS and SEQF through one contract. The Authority has considered whether the Fidelity Assurance services could reasonably be supplied under more than one contract by dividing the procurement into lots based on geographical area. The Authority has concluded that splitting the procurement into lots could make the requirement disproportionately expensive to manage and increase the technical risk to deliver the requirement. The Authority is awarding a public contract under section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023. The award of that public contract was through an open procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(a) of the PA 2023, The procurement for the award of that public contract was conducted in accordance with sections 20(1) and (2)(a) the Procurement Act 2023 as an open procedure for the award of a light touch contract. The redacted Fidelity Assurance contract and schedules can be accessed, free of charge, via the following link https://dwp2.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/QH00000FUqLV/a/dO0000009w81/PqEE3pdwSpioNJVlXeD9sDqAbGuZnrsbhpfK9ozw2J0
No lot description published.
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
No planning milestones published.
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-04eaa0 |
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| Latest release ID | 077405-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Wed Nov 26 2025 16:07:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2025 | award, contract | 077405-2025 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | award, contract | 036063-2025 |
| 7 Mar 2025 | tender | 008384-2025 |
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"description": "Please set out an Implementation plan that demonstrates how you will implement the Fidelity Assurance services in accordance with the requirements set out in the Specification. \nYour response should include but not be limited to the following elements: \n•\tIdentification of the key milestones; \n•\tTimescales for delivering key milestones; \n•\tIdentifying dates for key deliverables; and\n•\tHow implementation will be managed and monitored. \nWhere a bid does not achieve the required minimum score of 3 (Satisfactory) for this Implementation criteria, the Authority will not proceed to evaluate the remaining Qualitative Questions and will reject the tender.\nPresent your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 1 side of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions. A separate Gantt document can be attached to support the response. This should be a maximum of 1 x A3 in size and in PDF format. Files submitted in any other format (including but not limited to Microsoft Project) will not be accepted. The Gantt document will not count within the question page limit of 1 side of A4."
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"description": "Please provide a detailed description of how you will identify and engage with potential IPS and SEQF experts to form part of the Expert Reference Groups (ERGs), specifically in relation to paragraph 2.1 to and including paragraph 2.6 of the Fidelity Assurance specification.\nYour response should include but not be limited to the following elements:\n•\tExplain how you will establish IPS and SEQF ERGs within one month of the contract start date and review membership throughout the life of the contract to ensure that the supported employment experts remain engaged;\n•\tDescribe how you will use the ERGs to validate the language of the IPS and SEQF models so that they are relevant in the context of Connect to Work and adapt if required;\n•\tOutline how you will obtain sign off of the language adapted Fidelity Scales by ERG members within three months of the contract start date; \n•\tExplain how you will engage with ERG members through quarterly forums, to review the latest evidence base and use innovative measures, to continually improve the IPS and SEQF models; and\n•\tDescribe how you will capture adaptations and continuous improvement initiatives and communicate these to DWP.\nPresent your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 2 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions."
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"description": "Please describe how you will engage with Accountable Bodies, their Delivery Partners and DWP, specifically in relation to paragraphs 2.5, 2.10 to and including 2.15 of the Fidelity Assurance specification.\nYour response should include but not be limited to the following elements:\n•\tExplain how you will facilitate the launch of the Fidelity Assurance requirements, communicate the purpose of Fidelity Assurance and advocate for Fidelity Assurance to Accountable Bodies and Delivery Partners, within 120 days of the contract start date, in line with KPI 2;\n•\tOutline how you will establish quarterly national communities of practice forums and ensure Accountable Bodies, their Delivery Partners and other relevant attendees are invited on a continual basis;\n•\tDescribe how you will build Accountable Bodies and Delivery Partners' knowledge of Supported Employment, the IPS and SEQF models and Fidelity Assurance requirements;\n•\tExplain how you will encourage active participation from the Accountable Bodies and their Delivery Partners to work collaboratively to build knowledge and share best practice of the Fidelity Scales;\n•\tDemonstrate how you will communicate changes relating to the Fidelity Assurance models to Accountable Bodies and Delivery Partners, specifically in relation to paragraph 2.5 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification;\n•\tOutline how you will implement a mechanism to receive and consider feedback to drive forward continuous improvement of the IPS and SEQF models; and \n•\tDescribe how you will work with DWP to ensure cohesion of the Fidelity Assurance services with the delivery of Connect to Work.\nPresent your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 3 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions."
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"description": "Please provide a detailed description of how you will deliver the Fidelity Assessments in line with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.7 to and including paragraph 2.9, paragraph 2.16 to and including paragraph 2.27, and paragraph 2.45 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification.\nYour response should include but not be limited to the following elements:\n•\tExplain how you will meet requirement to deliver face to face Fidelity Assessments across England and Wales; \n•\tDetail how the Fidelity Assessment requirements will be communicated with Accountable Bodies and their Delivery Partners; \n•\tDemonstrate how you will facilitate the collection of evidence from Accountable Bodies/Delivery Partners to assist in the Fidelity Assessment meeting the time scales detailed in paragraph 2.21; and \n•\tDescribe how you will engage with the Accountable Bodies to ensure full participation at the face to face Fidelity Assessments.\n•\tOutline how you will align resources to meet the varying demand for Fidelity Assessments and meet the requirements in the KPIs throughout the life of the contract. \n•\tInclude details of how you will recruit the appropriate number of FTE employees with the suitable skills to deliver the Fidelity Assessments and outline any contingencies should recruitment numbers not materialise.\n•\tDescribe how you will put in place a process for Fidelity Assessment scores to be moderated to ensure the Connect to Work services are assessed independently and objectively against the IPS and SEQF Fidelity Scales and ensure consistency of scoring across all Fidelity Assessments.\n•\tDescribe how you will establish and implement safeguarding policies when carrying out Fidelity Assessments.\nPresent your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 4 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions."
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"description": "Please provide a detailed description of how you will create and disseminate the Fidelity Assessment Reports in line with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.28 to and including paragraph 2.32 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification. \nYour response should include but not be limited to the following elements:\n•\tDescribe how you will format the Fidelity Assessment Reports to capture the minimum data requirements of paragraph 2.29 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification;\n•\tExplain how you will meet all requirements set out in the Quality Standards at Annex 9 of Fidelity Assurance Specification in relation to the Fidelity Assurance Report;\n•\tDemonstrate how you meet the requirements set out in KPI 6 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification; and\n•\tInclude details of how you will facilitate and respond to clarification requests as set out in paragraphs 2.30 to 2.31 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification.\nPresent your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 2 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions."
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"description": "Please provide a detailed description of how you will facilitate the Local Community of Practice in line with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.33 to and including paragraph 2.38 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification.\nYour response should include but not be limited to the following elements:\n•\tOutline how you will work with Accountable Bodies to organise and manage the Local Community of Practice whilst meeting the requirements of KPI 7 of the Fidelity Assurance specification;\n•\tDemonstrate how you will encourage engagement and ensure a collaborative environment for all attendees; and\n•\tInclude details of how you will capture the key discussion points of each Local Community of Practice, transfer these into a quality output note for dissemination to all attendees, and DWP, to feed back into improved delivery and continuous improvement of Connect to Work delivery.\nPresent your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 2 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions."
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"description": "Please describe the commitment your organisation will make to ensure that opportunities under the Fidelity Assurance contract deliver the policy outcome to reduce the disability employment gap in line with the Specification. Your response should include a timed project plan and process, including how you will implement, monitor, measure, and report on your commitment across the life of the contract and outline the existing or planned effective measures within your organisation to deliver the elements set out in this Question\n•\tThe response should also include but not be limited to the following elements: Demonstrate action to increase the representation of disabled people in the contract workforce:\no\tExplain how you will gain an understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry, or sector relevant to the contract, and in the tenderer's own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. \no\tOutline how you will collect and use the views and expertise of disabled people and their representative organisations on successfully supporting disabled employees or applicants. \no\tDescribe what measures your organisation will implement to reduce barriers to securing more jobs for disabled people in the contract workforce. \nThe following metric will apply to this element:\nDemonstrate through the Fidelity Assurance Supplier Management Information that you have achieved and are on-track to deliver against the timed project plan and process outlined in respect of the Social Value requirement to Increase representation of disabled people, in the tender response, and evidence that the representation of disabled people in the Fidelity Assurance Contract Workforce has increased by [x%].\nNB: Percentage to be determined from tender response and will be assessed on an annual basis. \no\tSupport disabled people in developing new skills relevant to the contract, including through training schemes that result in recognised qualifications: Demonstrate your understanding of the issues affecting the development of new skills by disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the tenderer's own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. \no\tDescribe your understanding of the underlying factors affecting improvements to reduce barriers to apprenticeships and training schemes (Level 2, 3, and 4+) for disabled people in the contract workforce. \no\tOutline how you will take account of inclusive and accessible development practices, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition. \no\tDescribe the specific actions your organisation will take to reduce barriers to improve the representation of disabled people on apprenticeships and training schemes (Level 2, 3, and 4+) in the contract workforce, demonstrating a year-on-year increase.\nIllustrative examples can be found in the Social Value Model document Social-Value-Model-Edn-1.1-3-Dec-20.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)\nThe following metric will apply to this element:\nDemonstrate through the Fidelity Assurance Supplier Management Information that you have achieved and are on-track to deliver against the timed project plan and process outlined in respect of the Social Value requirement of Supporting disabled people in developing new skills, in the tender response; and evidence a year-on-year increase of disabled people within the Fidelity Assurance Contract workforce represented on apprenticeships and training schemes (Level 2, 3 and 4+).\nPresent your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 2 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions. A separate timed project plan document can be attached to support the response. This should be a maximum of 1 x A3 in size and in PDF format. Files submitted in any other format (including but not limited to Microsoft Project) will not be accepted. The timed project plan document will not count within the question page limit of 2 sides of A4."
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The Authority has concluded that splitting the procurement into lots could make the requirement disproportionately expensive to manage and increase the technical risk to deliver the requirement. \nThe Authority currently anticipates awarding a contract for the Fidelity Assurance services for an initial period of 56 months with an option (subject to governance approval, available funding and satisfactory performance) for the Authority to extend the contract for a further period of up to 24 months by giving the Supplier written notice of no less than 3 Months before the initial term of the Contract expires, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Contract. As set out in the Tender Notice, the estimated total value of the contract (including the option to extend referred to above) is anticipated to be £11,750,000 exclusive of VAT. \nThe indicative value of the initial contract term is £7,750,000 exclusive of VAT and any potential extensions.\nThe Authority intends to award a public contract under section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023. The award of that public contract will be through an open procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(a) of the PA 2023, This procurement for the award of that public contract is being conducted in accordance with sections 20(1) and (2)(a) the Procurement Act 2023 as an open procedure for the award of a light touch contract. \nThe award criteria will be based on the most advantageous tender (MAT) using a Price per Quality Point (PQP) model, which assesses the quantitative relationship between the potential Supplier's (\"Supplier\")'s quality score and price, all as described more fully in the Fidelity Assurance Instructions to Suppliers which is included in the associated tender documents. The Authority will produce a final ranking of the Tender Responses taking into account any adjustments made following any clarifications by the Authority. \nEach Supplier will be required, as part of its Tender to submit to the Authority, via the Portal, three (3) \"envelopes\" as follows:\nThe Qualification Envelope contains the Procurement Specific Questionnaire which assesses the ability and suitability of Suppliers to deliver the Authority's requirements and also assesses the Suppliers' ability to meet specific eligibility questions and conditions of participation. The Qualification Envelope must be fully completed, and Suppliers must pass all applicable questions set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (these will be assessed in accordance with the methodology set out in the Tender Notice and the associated tender documents). If further information is required by the Authority and the Supplier does not promptly provide information reasonably requested by the Authority, and/or after consideration of the information by the Authority, the Supplier fails to pass one or more of the questions set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire, the Authority will not proceed to assess the Technical and Commercial Envelopes for that Supplier. \nThe Technical Envelope must be fully completed, and all questions responded to as directed. Suppliers' responses will be used for assessing an overall \"Quality\" score in relation to each Tender that has fully complied with the Qualification Envelope. Where questions are included but not scored as part of the Quality evaluation, this is clearly indicated within the Technical Envelope with a maximum score of zero.\nThe Commercial Envelope must be fully completed, and all questions responded to as directed using the Contract Cost Register and the Financial Ratios Template on the Portal in accordance with the guidance therein. The Supplier's completed Contract Cost Register and Financial Ratios Template will be used by the Authority for assessing an overall Total Contract Price in relation to each Tender that has fully complied with the Qualification Envelope and the financial capacity of the Supplier. The Contract Cost Register and Financial Ratios Template will be assessed separately to the Technical Envelope.\nThe Authority will score eligibility questions as described in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the PSQ. To score a \"pass\", the Tender Response must adequately address all key points and include supporting evidence/information where requested. \nAny Supplier that answers \"Yes\" to any of the mandatory and/or discretionary exclusion grounds or by virtue of any associated persons or subcontractors must provide information to support an assessment of whether the circumstances giving rise to the exclusion ground are continuing or likely to occur again, which is known as \"Self-Cleaning\". The responses must give a reasonable degree of confidence to Authority that the circumstances giving rise to the exclusion ground are not continuing or likely to occur again. \nIn the event that the evidence presented does not provide a reasonable degree of confidence to the Authority that the circumstances giving rise to the exclusion ground are not continuing or likely to occur again, the score for the relevant question(s) will be scored as a \"fail\", the Supplier becomes an 'excluded supplier' or an 'excludable supplier' depending on whether mandatory or discretionary exclusion grounds and the Authority will treat the Tender as non-compliant and reject it. \nThe Tenders that pass all applicable questions as set out in the PSQ will proceed to have their Technical Envelope responses assessed in accordance with the Qualitative Scoring Methodology and their Commercial Envelope responses assessed in accordance with the Financial Evaluation Methodology.\nThe Qualitative Scoring Methodology is included in the associated tender documents.\nQualitative question 2.2.1 Implementation will be scored against a Pass/Fail basis, with a score of 3 (Satisfactory) or above being required to achieve a 'pass'. The score for this question will not be included in the final Technical Score used to calculate the PQP Score.\nThe Authority will reject any Tender where a response is scored 0 (Poor) or 1 (Limited) in any of the qualitative questions within the technical envelope.\nThe Financial Evaluation methodology will comprise of two key elements. The Authority will undertake the financial evaluation in two stages:\nPart 1 - Detailed review and clarification\nA detailed review of tenders to ensure the consistency of financial and non-financial information. This review will ensure that prices offered are sustainable and in line with more detailed cost assumptions. The detailed costs in the Contract Cost Register will be cross-referenced to the information provided within the quality elements of the proposal to ensure that the information correlates. If there are any discrepancies or ambiguities, these may be clarified with Suppliers. \nPart 2 - Fidelity Assurance financial offer, scoring and ranking\nScoring will be undertaken on a Price per Quality Point model using Total Contract Price, as determined after any adjustments have been made following any clarifications and the application of the QF Score. The Authority will then produce a final ranking of the Fidelity Assurance Tenders by applying the methodology set out below. \nThere are two stages to determine the final ranking of the Tender Responses.\nThe first stage is to calculate an initial Price per Quality Point Score for each assessed Fidelity Assurance Tender using the following calculation:\nInitial PQP Score = Total Contract Price divided by the Total Quality Score\nThe initial PQP Score will be rounded to 2 decimal places.\nThe second stage is to apply a Quality Factor (QF) Score using the calculation below:\nQuality Factor (QF) Score = (1 - (Supplier Total Quality Score divided by the Maximum Total Quality Score)) + 1\nThe QF Score will be rounded to 3 decimal places.\nThe purpose of the QF Score is to put additional weight on the Quality score. The closer the Supplier's Total Quality Score is to the Maximum Total Quality Score, the smaller the impact of the QF Score has on the final PQP Score. The further away the Supplier's Total Quality Score is from the Maximum Total Quality Score, the bigger the impact the QF Score will have on the Supplier's final PQP Score.\nThe final PQP Score is determined using the following calculation:\nFinal PQP Score = QF Score multiplied by the Initial PQP Score\nThe final PQP Score will be rounded to 2 decimal places and the Supplier with the lowest final PQP Score after the application of the QF Score will be awarded the contract.",
"riskDetails": "Volume of Fidelity Assessments\nThe Volume of Fidelity Assessments are driven by the number of Delivery Partners instructed by Accountable Bodies to carry out any part of Connect to Work on behalf of the Accountable Body in the Delivery Area. Until a Delivery Area commences delivery of Connect to Work it is not known how many Delivery Partners will be delivering Connect to Work in that Delivery Area. If the average number of Delivery Partners across all Delivery Areas exceeds the Should Cost Model assumptions of 10 per Delivery Area, there is a risk that the contract cannot be performed to the satisfaction of the Authority. The risk is assigned to the Fidelity Assurance Supplier. The contract addresses some of the potential impacts of such risks through the structure of the KPIs which provide the Fidelity Assurance Supplier at least 9 months' notice prior to the Fidelity Assessment being required and a 4 month window to carry out each Fidelity Assessment.",
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"financialTerms": "The Fidelity Assurance Supplier must be prepared to use electronic purchase to pay (P2P) routes, including Catalogue and eInvoicing. The Fidelity Assurance Supplier must be prepared to work with the Authority to set up and test all electronic P2P routes. This may involve creating technical ordering and invoice files, including working with our ERP system service suppliers and systems."
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"submissionMethodDetails": "The Authority uses the eProcurement portal Jaggaer (formerly Bravo Solution) (\"Portal\") to conduct all Commercial activities. Associated tender documents are listed below and accessible to Suppliers within ITT_22170.\nFidelity Assurance Open Procedure - Instructions to Suppliers and appendices \nAppendix B - Fidelity Assurance Specification\nAppendix D - The draft contract terms\nAppendix F - Form of tender\nAppendix G - Certificate of non-collusion and non-canvassing\nAppendix H - Commercially sensitive information\nAppendix J - Technical Qualitative Questions\nAppendix K - Contract Cost Register\nAppendix L - Financial Ratios Template\nAppendix M - Information Security Questionnaire\nAppendix N - TUPE - Contrary view to the Authority [optional]\nHow to Express Interest in this Tender:\n1. Register on the Portal (this is only required once):\nhttps://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure)\n2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the Portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box\n3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the Authority and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page).\nFor further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk.\nA Tender Launch Event will be held on 12 March 2025 10:00 - 11:30. The session will cover the Competitive Tendering Procedure and is an opportunity for Suppliers to ask any clarification questions.\nSuppliers wanting to attend the virtual event at 10:00 on Wednesday 12th March 2025, are required to use the messaging facility within ITT_22170 to provide the Authority with a list of attendee names and email addresses by 17:00 on 10/03/2025.",
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