Connect to Work (IPS)
Estimated value
£190k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
13 May 2026
Description
Dudley MBC is commissioning a Connect to Work delivery partner to contribute to a single, borough wide supported employment system, rather than standalone or parallel services. The Council is seeking locally embedded organisations with an existing footprint in Dudley or the Black Country, who already work within the borough’s communities and have proven experience supporting residents with health conditions, disabilities and complex barriers to employment. Commissioned providers will operate as delivery partners within Dudley MBC’s Connect to Work model Working alongside in house teams and other partners as one integrated service. This includes shared referral and triage processes, aligned delivery models, and joint responsibility for quality, fidelity and continuous improvement.
Scope
- Reference
- 26080
- Total value
- £190,000 excluding VAT£228,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 19 Jul 2026 to 31 Mar 2027Possible extension to 31 Mar 2028
1 year
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 790000008000000098000000
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Value | Quality | quality | 10.00% |
| Quality | Quality | quality | 70.00% |
| Price | Cost | cost | 20.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 29 May 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 08 Jun 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/aspx/Home ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure