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Connect To Work Programme

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined AuthoritycontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-05ec2fProcurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesactive

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Suppliers

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1 awarded

Published

18 May 2026

Description

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.

Scope

Reference
DN799123
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
13 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2028
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2030

Contract durations 25 months initially, with option to extend by 24 months. The Authority may, by giving the Supplier not less than three months' written notice prior to expiry of the Initial Term, request the extension of this agreement in respect of the whole (or part) of the Services and on the same terms mutatis mutandis, for a period of up to two years from the day following expiry of the Initial Term.

CPV classifications
80000000
79611000
79634000
80521000
80570000
79600000

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

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QualityStage 2 - Tender Stage Evaluation At Tender Stage, the Authority is applying a principle of seeking the Most Advantageous Tender by evaluating the tender submissions as follows respectively: • Quality – 100% • Pricing – Pricing Evaluation Methodology - Price per Quality Point (PCP)quality—
PricePCP (Price per Quality Point) The quality question answers, which account for 100% are scored and weighted. Each supplier ends up with a total quality score (for example, 70 out of 100). Each supplier also submits their price on the Grant Cost Register (Appendix 9). This will be scored on the value entered into cell M20, which is “Total Indirect Costs (Maximum of 10% of Total Costs)” on the “Profit & Loss Summary Sheet”. This will be calculated by dividing each supplier’s price (cell M20) by their quality score. PCP = Price / Quality Score The supplier with the lowest PCP wins — they offer the best combination of price and quality.price—

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

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Awarded to
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Cambridgeshire County Council