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Connect to Work - EMCCA

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: East Midlands Combined County Authority

Buyer Address: Northern Gateway Enterprise Centre, Chesterfield, UKF12, S40 1UT, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@eastmidsdevo.org.uk

Buyer Name: Nottinghamshire County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Loughborough Road, Nottingham, UKF16, NG2 7QP, United Kingdom

Contact Email: prpc@nottscc.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
32612559.0 GBP
Gross: 39135070.8 GBP
Published
04 Sep 2025, 11:34
Deadline
06 Oct 2025, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
75131000 - Government services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The recently launched "Get Britain Working" White Paper outlines Government's strategy to invest £240m to support the ambition of a national 80% employment rate and help improve workplace health and keep people in work, including trials of combined public services for those out of work due to ill health. Connect to Work is the first major element of the Get Britain Working Strategy. By encouraging join-up between health systems and employment support, Connect to Work will support those, primarily, currently outside the workforce and facing greater labour market disadvantages, to stay in work and get back into work. In turn, supporting the Government's ambition for a more inclusive economy, supporting local people to realise their potential and supporting local and national growth. Connect to Work funding will support around 100,000 disabled people with health conditions and those with complex barriers to get into employment and on in work. In the East Midlands, Connect to Work will support 12,243 residents across the entirety of the programme. The East Midlands Combined Authority is the Accountable Body for Connect to Work in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and, working in partnership with the four constituent local authorities, is responsible for the commissioning of Connect to Work delivery. Connect to Work is a voluntary programme, delivering the evidence-based Supported Employment model, 'place, train, and maintain', via two different types of interventions based on the needs of the participant - Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF).

Linked Documents

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053887-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot Title: Lot 1- IPS - Derby City & Derbyshire

Lot Description: The Connect to Work delivery partner will deliver IPS to participants resident across all areas of Derby City and Derbyshire. The aim is to enable participants to secure and sustain paid, competitive employment by providing person-centred support that respects individual aspirations. This will support residents to improve their health, independence, and social inclusion while also working towards the regional and national target of 80% of working age people being in employment.

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 12,218,306

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 14,661,967.20

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lot 1 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (90%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)

Lot Title: Lot 2-IPS & SEQF-Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

Lot Description: The Connect to Work delivery partner will deliver IPS and SEQF to participants resident across all areas of Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire. The aim is to enable participants to secure and sustain paid, competitive employment by providing person-centred support that respects individual aspirations. This will support residents to improve their health, independence, and social inclusion while also working towards the regional and national target of 80% of working age people being in employment.

Lot 2 Status: active

Lot 2 Value: GBP 20,394,253

Lot 2 Value (Gross): GBP 24,473,103.60

Lot 2 Contract Start: 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lot 2 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 2 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (90%)

Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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