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title: "Lot 2-IPS & SEQF-Nottingham & Nottinghamshire"
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# Lot 2-IPS & SEQF-Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lot-2-ips-seqf-nottingham-nottinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-05808c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Midlands Combined County Authority: "Lot 2-IPS & SEQF-Nottingham & Nottinghamshire". Published status: complete. Published Value: £32,612,559. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstenders.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Midlands Combined County Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-midlands-combined-county-authority-GB-PPON-PZXR-6887-DRNP)
- **Published Value:** £32,612,559 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 October 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Career guidance services, Government services, Training programme services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £32,600,000 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 9 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lot-2-ips-seqf-nottingham-nottinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-05808c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05808c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **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.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/lot-2-ips-seqf-nottingham-nottinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-05808c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eastmidstenders.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastmidstenders.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lot-2-ips-seqf-nottingham-nottinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-05808c#participate

## Description
The Connect to Work delivery partner will deliver IPS & SEQF to participants resident across all areas of Notingham and Nottinghamshire. The aim is to enable participants to secure and sustain paid, competitive employment by providing person-centred support that respects individual aspirations. This will support residents to improve their health, independence, and social inclusion while also working towards the regional and national target of 80% of working age people being in employment.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1- IPS - Derby City & Derbyshire
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75131000, 79634000, 80521000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £12,218,306

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/03/2030

### Lot 2: Lot 2-IPS & SEQF-Nottingham & Nottinghamshire
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75131000, 79634000, 80521000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £20,394,253

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/03/2030

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Lot 1-IPS Only-Derby City & Derbyshire (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148811`
  - Value: £12,200,000
  - Date: 01/12/2025

- **Award:** Lot 2-IPS & SEQF-Nottinghamshire & Nottingham City (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **ASURIA PEOPLE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:12855245`
  - Value: £20,400,000
  - Date: 01/12/2025

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,400,000
  - Signed Date: 10/06/2026

- **Contract:** DN785306-1-Lot 1-IPS Only-Derby City & Derbyshire (active)
  - Signed Value: £12,200,000
  - Signed Date: 01/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F053887-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-06T10:37:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T14:32:10.944Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05808c