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Published 24 Sept 2026, 10:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision.

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate£8,742,500envelope for 3 lots · £8,742,500 inc. VAT · 4 value updates
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2026awarded 22 Apr 2026
Awarded to Twin Training International, Intuitive Thinking Skills Ltd9 awards
Contract term 4 yrs 1 mostarts 16 Mar 2026

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

LCC is the lead Accountable Body for this Connect to Work Provision in Leicester in association with Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council and LCC shall be working with these three constituent Local Authorities and be responsible for the commissioning and procurement of the Connect to Work delivery.

The requirement is divided into three Lots each providing identical services as follows:

Lot 1 - Leicester

The Supplier will deliver the IPS provision for residents who are eligible within the Leicester City Council Local Authority boundary.

Lot 2 - Leicestershire

The Supplier will deliver the IPS provision for residents who are eligible within the Leicestershire County Council Local Authority boundary.

Lot 3 - Rutland

The Supplier will deliver the IPS provision for residents who are eligible within the Rutland County Council Authority boundary.

CPV: Education and training services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£8,742,500 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Lot 1 – LeicesterAwarded 4 yrs 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£4,633,525

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 16 Mar 2026 — 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs 1 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£4,633,525 exc. VAT · £4,633,525 inc. VAT
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #2Lot 2 – LeicestershireAwarded 4 yrs 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£3,671,850

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 16 Mar 2026 — 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs 1 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£3,671,850 exc. VAT · £3,671,850 inc. VAT
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #3Lot 3 – RutlandAwarded 4 yrs 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£437,125

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 16 Mar 2026 — 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs 1 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£437,125 exc. VAT · £437,125 inc. VAT
80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
The requirement is divided into three Lots each providing identical services as follows: Lot 1 – Leicester The Supplier will deliver the IPS provision for residents who are eligible within the Leicester City Council Local Authority boundary. Lot 2 – more…Leicestershire The Supplier will deliver the IPS provision for residents who are eligible within the Leicestershire County Council Local Authority boundary. Lot 3 – Rutland The Supplier will deliver the IPS provision for residents who are eligible within the Rutland County Council Authority boundary. Suppliers shall note that Lot 1 will be awarded separately and will not be awarded to the same Supplier as Lots 2 and/or 3. Therefore, Suppliers applying for more than one Lot will be required to rank their order of preference should their submission be deemed as the most advantageous tender for more than one Lot.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Sept 2026, 10:52 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2026, 10:52 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
PAN3317
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051948 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
30 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

11 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    20 May 2025, 16:00 BST
  2. Market engagement331 days ago
    30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    The PME process involves suppliers to attend a Microsoft Teams online session at 10.00am on Thursday 30 October 2025 to discuss the requirement and have an opportunity to provide a high level overview of the Connect to Work commissioning process and ask questions to shape any future procurement more…activity. A maximum of two hours have been allocated for this and will include a short presentation. Please complete and submit the Microsoft Form found within the PME documentation requesting attendance to the Online Session. Attendance requests must be received by 12:00 noon on 29 October 2025 at the very latest. Further information about this exercise can be found in the PME documentation found within the EastMidsTenders portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/?advertId=2c3ca6f0-62aa-f011-813a-005056b64545. Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only by 12:00 noon on 29 October 2025 at the very latest
  3. Next notice expected276 days ago
    24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published256 days ago
    13 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by240 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline227 days ago
    12 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by211 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts195 days ago
    16 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
  9. Assessment summaries sent69 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  10. Standstill ends58 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  11. Latest notice published2 days ago
    24 Sept 2026, 10:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 9some still in standstill
Awarded value £26,227,5009 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 1514 from SMEs
Named bidders 5published on the award notice
Contracts signed 3latest 31 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Lot 1 – Leicester3 awards
Twin Training InternationalSMEPAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot 1 Leicester17 Aug 2026 — 31 Mar 2030£4,633,52520 Jul 2026Awarded
Twin Training InternationalSMEPAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot 1 Leicester18 May 2026 — 31 Mar 2030£4,633,52522 Apr 2026Awarded
Twin Training InternationalSMEPAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot 1 Leicester22 Jun 2026 — 31 Mar 2030£4,633,52522 Apr 2026standstill to 29 May 2026Standstill
Lot 2 · Lot 2 – Leicestershire3 awards
Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSMEPAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot2 Leicestershire17 Aug 2026 — 31 Mar 2030£3,671,85020 Jul 2026Awarded
Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSMEPAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot2 Leicestershire18 May 2026 — 31 Mar 2030£3,671,85022 Apr 2026Awarded
Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSMEPAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot2 Leicestershire22 Jun 2026 — 31 Mar 2030£3,671,85022 Apr 2026standstill to 29 May 2026Standstill
Lot 3 · Lot 3 – Rutland3 awards
Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSMEPAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot 3 Rutland17 Aug 2026 — 31 Mar 2030£437,12520 Jul 2026Awarded
Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSMEPAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot 3 Rutland18 May 2026 — 31 Mar 2030£437,12522 Apr 2026Awarded
Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSMEContract 3. PAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot 3 Rutland22 Jun 2026 — 31 Mar 2030£437,12522 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • PAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot 1 Leicester · Twin Training InternationalSME

    Signed
    31 Aug 2026
    Value
    £4,633,525
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2030
    Status
    active

  • PAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot 2 Leicestershire · Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSME

    Signed
    31 Aug 2026
    Value
    £3,671,850
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2030
    Status
    active

  • PAN3317 - Connect to Work IPS Provision Lot 3 Rutland · Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSME

    Signed
    31 Aug 2026
    Value
    £437,125
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2030
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Lot 1 – Leicester5final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one41—
2 · Lot 2 – Leicestershire6final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one62—
3 · Lot 3 – Rutland4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one42—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Notice history

22 events · 10 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025
  1. Contract details notice published
    24 Sept 2026, 10:52 BSTUK7
  2. Contract signature expected
    14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  3. Contract award notice published
    20 Jul 2026, 15:05 BSTUK6
  4. Contract signature expected
    12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  5. Contract signature expected
    18 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  6. Contract award notice published
    15 May 2026, 16:36 BSTUK6
  7. Contract award notice published
    7 May 2026, 08:20 BSTUK6
  8. Contract award notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 15:46 BSTUK6
  9. Published value updated
    22 Apr 2026, 15:46 BSTwas £8,742,500
  10. Status changed to complete
    22 Apr 2026, 15:46 BST
  11. Deadline withdrawn
    22 Apr 2026, 15:46 BST
  12. Tender notice published
    13 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMTUK4
  13. Published value published: £8,742,500
    13 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMT
  14. Status changed to active
    13 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMT
  15. Procurement method changed
    13 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMT
  16. Deadline published: 12 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT
    13 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMT
  17. Pipeline notice published
    27 Nov 2025, 15:12 GMTUK1
  18. Published value updated
    27 Nov 2025, 15:12 GMTwas £8,742,500
  19. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Oct 2025, 08:31 BSTUK2
  20. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 15:39 BSTUK2
  21. Published value published: £8,742,500
    16 Oct 2025, 15:39 BST
  22. Pipeline notice published
    20 May 2025, 16:00 BSTUK1
Published amendments (2)

Add information in description Further information about this exercise can be found in the PME documentation found within the EastMidsTenders portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/?advertId=2c3ca6f0-62aa-f011-813a-005056b64545 Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only by 12:00 noon on 29 October 2025 at the very latest

Changes to the Procurement description, contract start dates and submission date have been made.

Routine re-releases (10)
  • 2026-05: 1 release · 7 May 2026
  • 2026-04: 1 release · 22 Apr 2026
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 13 Jan 2026
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 27 Nov 2025
  • 2025-10: 2 releases · 16 Oct 2025 — 17 Oct 2025
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 20 May 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD 115 Charles Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZ +44 1164544020

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Leicestershire County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PNHT-9235-VXDV Leicester, East Midlands
  • Rutland County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PMQJ-3429-NZWQ Oakham, East Midlands

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded

Official documents & specifications (23)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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