Connect to Work (Supported Employment) - SEQF and West Kent IPS Provision

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        "description": "The anticipated contract value (based on indicative participant numbers, and all potential extensions) is \u00a315,292,224.  \nThe Council reserves the right to  modify these contracts to include additional participant volumes, and/or additional service areas in the following circumstances:\nThere has been a supplier failure within another lot area(s) within Kent and Medway\nAn awarded supplier has declined to deliver further services under this programme, or is unable to meet the specified participant targets within their lot area(s)\nAdditional Connect to Work Funding is made available by DWP for Kent and Medway\nLocal government reorganisation changes to current Council/district boundaries necessitate amendment of specified contract areas and volumes\nShould additional service areas or additional participant volumes be awarded via a contract modification process, the total estimated value of this lot could range from \u00a315,292,224 up to c\u00a332,000,000."
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    "description": "The Department for Work \u0026 Pensions (DWP) has launched a new national supported employment programme called \u0027Connect to Work\u0027 (C2W). Connect to Work is a key part of the Government\u0027s new \u0027Get Britain Working Strategy\u0027 and its commitment to supporting the 1.8m people in the UK who would like to work but are not currently participating in the labour market.\nThe programme aims to support 81,000 individuals per year overall nationally.  Connect to work will be delivered by 43 accountable bodies across the UK. Kent County Council (KCC) are one of 43 Accountable bodies and will be delivering the programme  on behalf of Kent and Medway.\nThe \"Connect to Work\" programme is an initiative aimed at providing employment support to individuals with disabilities or long-term health conditions, or other disadvantaged groups. The programme offers targeted interventions, job coaching, workplace support, and other support to ensure that individuals facing challenges can participate in and retain employment.\nThis Contract award relates to provision of SEQF Supported Employment Services for Kent and Medway, and IPS Services in West Kent.  This also relates to piloting of IPS services across Kent and Medway during year one of the Connect to Work programme.\nThis Contract award concerns the following areas:\nSEQF (Kent and Medway) \nIPS (West Kent, comprising Dartford, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge \u0026 Malling, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells).  This will also include piloting of IPS provision across the Kent and Medway area for year one of the connect to work programme (until April 2026).\nThe Council is awarding a contract to its Local Authority Trading Company (Edseco Limited T/A The Education People) to allow a timely implementation of the Connect to Work Scheme within the areas listed above.   \nA competitive procurement process is underway, (details can be found at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035496-2025 and www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk), with a contract start date of April 2026 to seek external delivery partners for the following contract lots:\nNorth Kent (IPS)\nMid Kent (IPS)\nEast Kent (IPS)\nThe relevant procurement documents can be found at www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk",
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    "title": "Connect to Work (Supported Employment) - SEQF and West Kent IPS Provision"
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