Buyer Name: Norfolk County Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, UKH15, NR1 2DH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
Connect to Work
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
1215100.0 GBP
1215100.0 GBP
Published
10 Sep 2025, 13:36
10 Sep 2025, 13:36
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
01 Nov 2025, 00:00
01 Nov 2025, 00:00
Contract End
30 Mar 2030, 23:59
30 Mar 2030, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
79600000 - Recruitment services
79600000 - Recruitment services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
NORFOLK AND WAVENEY MIND, STANDGUIDE LIMITED, THE NR5 PROJECT, SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED, SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)
NORFOLK AND WAVENEY MIND, STANDGUIDE LIMITED, THE NR5 PROJECT, SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED, SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)
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Description
The Get Britain Working White Paper - GOV.UK, released in November 2024, introduced the key supported employment programme Connect to Work, which aims to help eligible individuals secure sustainable, long-term employment. Currently, it is estimated that there are about 3 million economically inactive people in the UK, of whom 1.9million people would like to work, but require support to do so. Norfolk County Council is expected to support 1200 individuals (annually in peak years) at an anticipated and average cost of £3.6million per year, delivered over an initial three-year period, with the opportunity to extend to 4.5 years. Connect to Work will help connect local work, health and skills support and help eligible participants to secure sustainable work through a voluntary supported employment model, adhering to Individual Placement & Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) frameworks. Through this, Connect to Work will expand the use of the proven five stage Supported Employment model of 'place, train and maintain' Since the issue of the Tender, NCC has secured additional funds from DWP to support a higher number of participants. NCC will contact the Delivery partners as part of the contracting process to discuss and agree any increase in funding and participant volumes.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot LOT-0001 Status: complete
Lot LOT-0002 Status: complete
Lot LOT-0003 Status: complete
Lot LOT-0004 Status: complete
Lot LOT-0005 Status: complete
Lot LOT-0006 Status: complete
Awards
Award Title: Connect to Work Lot 3 Broadland & South Norfolk
Award Title: Connect to Work Lot 4 King's Lynn & West Norfolk
Award Title: Connect to Work Lot 1 North Norfolk & Lot 6 Norwich
Award Title: Connect to Work Lot 2 Breckland
Award Title: Connect to Work Lot 5 Great Yarmouth
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