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Delivery of Wirral Council's Connect to Work Individual Placement Support (IPS) Programme
Published 6 Aug 2026
6 Aug 2026
- Primary CPV
-
80000000 *
Education and training services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Wirral, North West
- Value
- £3,881,351
- Contract
-
3.6 years Duration
01/09/2026 31/03/2030
- Contract Types
-
80 *Education & training servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, CH44 8ED, United Kingdom · UKD74
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Wirral Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
80000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: 26-068 / DN816607
Wirral Borough Council will be looking for a provider to deliver under contract, the Individual Placement Support (IPS) element of LCR's Connect to Work Connect programme.
Connect to Work is a voluntary programme to help tackle economic inactivity by providing a specific form of support targeted at the right people at the right time, based on their individual circumstances. Participants must be both eligible and suitable for the provision.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 80000000 — Education and training services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 6
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 5 Aug 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 17 Aug 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 06 Aug 2026 11:24
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f007
- Notice ID
- 26-068 / DN816607
Competition
6
Bids received
6
Bids considered at final stage
3
SME bids at final stage
1
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Spaces, Oxford Street,, Manchester, M1 5AN, United Kingdom
GB-COH 02563257
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 24 Aug 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
55 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Wirral Council |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Town Hall, Brighton Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Wallasey |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CH44 8ED |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD74 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | procurementcorporate@wirral.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | STANDGUIDE LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Spaces, Oxford Street, |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Manchester |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | M1 5AN |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD33 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | businessdevelopment@standguide.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.standguide.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Wirral Council |
Tender
| Title | Delivery of Wirral Council's Connect to Work Individual Placement Support (IPS) Programme |
| Description | Wirral Borough Council will be looking for a provider to deliver under contract, the Individual Placement Support (IPS) element of LCR's Connect to Work Connect programme. Connect to Work is a voluntary programme to help tackle economic inactivity by providing a specific form of support targeted at the right people at the right time, based on their individual circumstances. Participants must be both eligible and suitable for the provision. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | Delivery of Wirral Council's Connect to Work Individual Placement Support (IPS) Programme |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £4,657,621.20 |
| Value › Value | £3,881,351 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | STANDGUIDE LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Education and training services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKD74 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074597-2026 |
| Document › Published | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |