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# Tender for Connect to Work IPS Programme Herefordshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-connect-to-work-ips-programme-herefordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-0564db). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Herefordshire Council: "Tender for Connect to Work IPS Programme Herefordshire". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,274,616. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Herefordshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/herefordshire-council-ons-e06000019)
- **Published Value:** £1,274,616 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Career guidance services, Job search services, Other community, social and personal services, Personal development training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-connect-to-work-ips-programme-herefordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-0564db#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0564db`

## 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/tender-for-connect-to-work-ips-programme-herefordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-0564db#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-connect-to-work-ips-programme-herefordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-0564db#participate

## Description
Herefordshire Council, working in partnership with Shropshire Council (who is the lead accountable body for the Connect to Work programme in the Marches economic area), and the Department for Work and Pensions, is responsible for commissioning the Connect to Work programme in Herefordshire. The Council is seeking to appoint an experienced supported employment Supplier to deliver the Individual Placement Support (IPS) element of the Connect to Work Programme across Herefordshire ("Contract").
The Connect to Work Programme is a voluntary programme that is government funded and provides supported employment services to help people with disabilities, health conditions, and other barriers find a suitable job and sustainable work. It will also help those in work but at risk of falling out of the labour market (and who will struggle to get back into work if they lose their job) to retain their employment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 79634000, 80570000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,274,616

- **Contract Period:** 05/10/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071772-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-29T13:44:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:56:43.751Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0564db