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# South Midlands Connect to Work Programme (West Northants area)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/south-midlands-connect-to-work-programme-west-northants-area-ocds-h6vhtk-05f50e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Northamptonshire Council: "South Midlands Connect to Work Programme (West Northants area)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,422,033. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Northamptonshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council-ons-e06000062)
- **Published Value:** £1,422,033 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Health and social work services, Job search services, Other community, social and personal services, Recruitment services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKF24
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,422,033 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/south-midlands-connect-to-work-programme-west-northants-area-ocds-h6vhtk-05f50e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f50e`

## 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/south-midlands-connect-to-work-programme-west-northants-area-ocds-h6vhtk-05f50e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fwnc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/south-midlands-connect-to-work-programme-west-northants-area-ocds-h6vhtk-05f50e#participate

## Description
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) sought experienced delivery partners to implement the South Midlands Connect to Work Programme in West Northamptonshire. 
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 a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) initiative supporting people with disabilities or long-term health conditions to find and sustain employment. It forms part of the UK Government’s Get Britain Working strategy to reduce economic inactivity and promote inclusive growth. 
The Connect to Work programme aims to support 1565 economically inactive residents in West Northamptonshire over the next five years by delivering personalised support, including employability training, confidence building, and workplace adjustment advice, increasing awareness and access to local job opportunities, identifying and addressing barriers to employment for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, reducing economic inactivity and reliance on other services through sustained employment, promoting diversity and inclusion among local employers and working collaboratively with other South Midlands local authorities. 
This funding is allocated to the South Midlands Partnership region. WNC is the accountable body for Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, North Northamptonshire, and West Northamptonshire. This tender relates specifically to West Northamptonshire.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79611000, 80000000, 80500000, 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,422,033

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

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Acorn Training Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151491`
  - Value: £1,422,033
  - Date: 26/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Agreement for Services in Relation to Funding from the Department for Work and Pensions for the "Connect to Work" Programme (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,422,033
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082577-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-29T10:37:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T13:59:53.542Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f50e