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FTS UK public procurement

Connect to Work

Lancashire County Council

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-05167a
Tender value£23,972,0498 awards · 4 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 13 March 2026
Buyer
Lancashire County Council
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV classification
Not supplied
Tender period
Not supplied — 24 June 2025

Description

Connect to Work is a national scheme led by the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) and is a supported employment programme targeted at specific groups of residents to enable sustained employment. The programme is focused on reversing the growth in Economic Inactivity and is targeted towards residents with health conditions and disabilities, as well as a number of groups to face barriers to gaining sustained employment, such as care leavers, carers, refugees, ex-offenders, and veterans, aligning with the Lancashire Economic Inactivity insights report, published in 2023. The Authority is seeking secure a new multi-lotted contract for the external provision of IPS (Individual Placement Support) and SEQF (Supported Employment Quality Framework) as part of the Authority's Connect to Work project. Lot 1 is based on IPS for the East geographical area of Lancashire. (Including delivery in the districts of Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale.) Lot 2 is based on IPS for the North geographical area of Lancashire. (Including delivery in the districts of Fylde, Lancaster and Wyre .) Lot 3 is based on IPS for the Central & West geographical area of Lancashire. (Including delivery in the districts of, Chorley, Preston, South Ribble and West Lancashire.) Lot 4 is based on SEQF for the geographical area of Lancashire.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

8 shown
Active

Lot 1: Individual Placement and Support: East

Awarded
11 December 2025
Award value
£7,336,781
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
23 February 2026
Active

Connect to Work - Lot 2: Individual Placement and Support: North

Awarded
11 December 2025
Award value
£4,430,067
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
12 February 2026
Active

Connect to Work - Lot 3. Individual Placement and Support: Central West

Awarded
11 December 2025
Award value
£6,377,138
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
23 February 2026
Active

Connect to Work - Lot 4: Supported Employment Quality Framework: Lancashire

Awarded
11 December 2025
Award value
£5,828,063
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
24 February 2026
Pending

Connect to Work - Lot 1: Individual Placement and Support: East

Awarded
4 September 2025
Award value
£7,336,781
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
Not supplied
Pending

Connect to Work - Lot 2: Individual Placement and Support: North

Awarded
4 September 2025
Award value
£4,430,067
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
Not supplied
Pending

Connect to Work - Lot 3. Individual Placement and Support: Central West

Awarded
4 September 2025
Award value
£6,377,138
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
Not supplied
Pending

Connect to Work - Lot 4: Supported Employment Quality Framework: Lancashire

Awarded
4 September 2025
Award value
£5,828,063
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
Not supplied

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

22 parties
Buyer

Lancashire County Council

PO Box 100, County Hall, Preston, UKD45, PR1 0LD, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PBBJ-2179-TNXM
Tenderer

ACTIVE LANCASHIRE LIMITED

3&4 Farrington House Lancashire Enterprise Business Park, Leyland, UKD45, PR26 6TW, United Kingdom

Companies House 06859894 →
ProcuringEntity

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council

Town Hall, King WIlliam Street, Blackburn, UKD41, BB1 7DY, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PYGR-1856-CVXM
ProcuringEntity

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, UKD42, FY1 1NB, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PHHB-5249-RZVD
Tenderer

ENABLE SCOTLAND (LEADING THE WAY)

Inspire House 3 Renshaw Place, Lanarkshire, UKM84, ML1 4UF, United Kingdom

Companies House SC145263 →
Tenderer

FEDCAP EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

Boaz House, Massey Road,, Thornaby, Stockton-On-Tees, UKC11, TS17 6DY, United Kingdom

Companies House 11842787 →
Tenderer

Lancaster City Council

Town Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster, UKD44, LA1 1PJ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PTQG-8236-WVNZ
Tenderer

MM Training & Consultancy

73 Gisburn Road, Preston, UKD45, PR2 6SS, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PQWJ-9886-DCHH
Tenderer

THE SMALL BUSINESS ACADEMY LTD

Peel House Peel Hall Business Park, Blackpool, UKD45, FY4 5JX, United Kingdom

Companies House 12928210 →
Tenderer

THE WISE GROUP

62 Templeton Street, Templeton Business Centre, Third Floor Doges, Glasgow, UKM82, G40 1DA, United Kingdom

Companies House SC091095 →

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

FTS
Find a Tender OCDS data

Official UK procurement releases compiled into one process record.

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