Lot 1
No lot description published.
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is seeking to appoint experienced delivery partners to support the implementation of the South Midlands Connect to Work Programme in the West Northamptonshire area. Information on the Connect to Work Grant Guidance for England can be found here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/connect-to-work/connect-to-work-grant-guidance-for-england Connect to Work is aimed at improving employment outcomes for residents facing barriers into work. Prior to commencing the formal procurement, WNC is conducting a Supplier Engagement Event for the South Midlands Connect to Work Programme (West Northants area)to seek input from the market and to understand what the appetite is for undertaking this service. The procurement procedure route (Open/ Competitive Flexible) is undetermined at this stage and will be established following the market engagement event. The Council would like to invite interested organisations to attend a face to face market engagement event on Wednesday, 3rd September 2025 at 10 am - 1 pm held at The Guildhall, St Giles' Square, Northampton NN1 1DE. Prior to the event interested organisations are invited to complete our online survey here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9rFq2WDmUE2ez1oK8hIXl-Sv5EwS_dFIh_mXUdHyKtlUNFVTUlFSTkcxMVUyVjlQMElJS041QjI4Ry4u It is not a mandatory requirement to complete the survey to be able to attend the market engagement event. To register for this event please email procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk by Monday, 1st September 2025 . Please note only registered attendees will be allowed into the engagement event. Participation in this process will not impact your ability to engage with the future tender opportunity. The information provided in the survey by Potential Suppliers will not contribute to any future tender submissions or the evaluation process. Participation in the market engagement event does not guarantee that a procurement will follow, nor does it determine the final scope or structure of any potential procurement.
UKF24, GB
No lot description published.
| Item | Category | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Training services, Health and social work services | Not published |
Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 80. The category anchor is Training services (80500000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.
| Comparison set | Procedures | Reported bids per procedure | Named award suppliers | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market: CPV division 80 | 5,413 | 2 median · 49.7 average (2,506 of 5,413 with a bid count) | 3 average (2,725 of 5,413 with named award suppliers) | 1 comparable price pairs |
| Same buyer | 8 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Delivery region: UKF24 | 9 | 24 median · 24 average (1 of 9 with a bid count) | 3 average (1 of 9 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
| Similar published value (0.5×–2×) | 298 | 5.5 median · 8.8 average (4 of 298 with a bid count) | 4.5 average (4 of 298 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.
Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.
| Milestone | Type | Due | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WNC is conducting a Supplier Engagement Event for the South Midlands Connect to Work Programme (West Northants area) to seek input from the market and will be inviting interested organisations to attend a face to face market engagement event on Wednesday, 3rd September 2025 from 10 am - 1 pm. Event Location:The Guildhall, St Giles' Square, Northampton. Parking is available at St. John's Multi Storey Car Park - Postcode for Sat Nav: NN1 1HA The event will provide: • An overview of the programme and its ambitions • Insight into our commissioning approach • A chance to shape the future of supported employment in our area • Networking with other providers and stakeholders If you wish to attend the engagement event, please register your interest by Monday 1st September 2025 to procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk and provide your organisation name, contact details and number of attendees. Please also reference the event title and project reference on your correspondence - 'South Midlands Connect to Work Programme (West Northants area) - Ref WNC00000569. An agenda will be issued to all interested organisations attending, prior to the event. If you are unable to attend the event and would like to complete the survey, please visit: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9rFq2WDmUE2ez1oK8hIXl-Sv5EwS_dFIh_mXUdHyKtlUNFVTUlFSTkcxMVUyVjlQMElJS041QjI4Ry4u | engagement | 1 Sept 2025 | scheduled |
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-056ad9 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 045259-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri Aug 01 2025 13:12:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | planning |
| Procurement method | Not published |
| Procurement method details | Not published |
| Main procurement category | services |
| 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 | £1,440,000 |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 1 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 0 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 1 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2025 | planningUpdate | 045259-2025 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | planning | 045013-2025 |
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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