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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

Connect To Work Programme

ValueValue not published
Deadline
Published18 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

The Authority, acting as the Lead Authority and Accountable Body, seeks to award a single contract to an experienced Supplier to manage a specialist supply chain and deliver 3,738 Connect to Work Programme starts, along with associated job starts and outcomes, between contract commencement and 31 March 2030.

The successful Supplier will be responsible for: Building and managing a specialist, local supply chain of delivery partners.

Ensuring access to, and engagement with, the targeted Connect to Work participants.

Overall delivery of both IPS (Individual Placement and Support model) and SEQF (Support Employment Quality Framework) support to the IPS and SEQF fidelity scales2 at the required volumes and profiles as detailed in this Specification The contract will cover delivery to 3,738 participants in the CPCA area over five years, with volumes expected to peak in Years 3 and 4.

The maximum contract value is £12,291,042.00 (excluding VAT).

Funding is planned in two stages, reflecting a DWP review at the end of Year 3: Contract commencement - 31 March 2028 £6,818,466 for 2,360 participants £5,472,576 for 1,378 participants (planned) Appointment will be based on the Supplier's expertise, resources, and approach.

Quality Question responses in Document D will form contractual obligations.

The contract will be signed under hand.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Authority, acting as the Lead Authority

The Authority, acting as the Lead Authority and Accountable Body, seeks to award a single contract to an experienced Supplier to manage a specialist supply chain and deliver 3,738 Connect to Work Programme starts, along with associated job starts and outcomes, between contract commencement and 31 March 2030.

02

The successful Supplier will be responsible

The successful Supplier will be responsible for:.

03

Building and managing a specialist, local supply

Building and managing a specialist, local supply chain of delivery partners.

04

Overall delivery of both IPS (Individual Placement

Overall delivery of both IPS (Individual Placement and Support model) and SEQF (Support Employment Quality Framework) support to the IPS and SEQF fidelity scales2 at the required volumes and profiles as detailed in this Specification.

05

The contract will cover delivery to 3,738

The contract will cover delivery to 3,738 participants in the CPCA area over five years, with volumes expected to peak in Years 3 and 4.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ec2f
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
045331-2026
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