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Connect to Work
Published 19 Oct 2026
19 Oct 2026
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- Primary CPV
-
85322000 *
Community action programme
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Lambeth, London
- Value
- £944,417
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
02/03/2027 01/03/2030
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Lambeth Town Hall, 18 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW, United Kingdom · UKI45
Contact
Award Criteria
- MS1 - Service Delivery Model (25%)
- MS2 - Experience (20%)
- MS3 - Partnership and collaboration (13%)
- MS4 EDI (7%)
- MS5 - Performance Management and Reporting (8%)
- MS6 - Improvement and Development Management (7%)
- Price schedule of services (20%)
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London Borough of Lambeth
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85322000 *
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Reference: 20
The London Borough of Lambeth Council seek to commission up to four local providers to deliver Supported Employment provision through the targeted Individual Placement and Support (IPS) ‘Place and Train’ model. This model is designed to move people rapidly into employment and provide 12 months of ongoing support for both the employer and the individual to sustain that employment.
Connect to Work in Lambeth is funded through Department for Work and Pensions grant funding. The programme forms part of the Government’s Get Britain Working proposals and is intended to reduce economic inactivity, improve wellbeing and strengthen financial resilience.
The procurement is divided into two LOTs that includes LOT 1 - Integrated welfare, benefits and employment support and LOT 2 - Community Innovation and Special. LOT 1 will be awarded to a single provider whilst LOT 2 will be awarded to three providers. The aggregated contract value of LOT 2 is split equally among the awarded providers. The contract will run for a period of three years with no option for extension and the anticipated start date is the 2nd March 2027.
Full CPV breakdown
- 85322000 — Community action programme (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Lots
- 2
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Submission method
- https://contracts.ecms.lambeth.gov.uk/hub/login
- Enquiries close
- 6 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 23 Feb 2027
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Number of lots
- 2
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 19 Oct 2026 14:24
- Deadline
- 16 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078759
- Notice ID
- 20
Lots (2)
Lot 1: Integrated welfare, benefits and employment support
£377,767
Prime Contractor / high-volume delivery (IPS “Place and Train”) for priority cohorts (Integrated Welfare, Benefits and Employment Support) as set out in the Specification
2 Mar 2027 to 1 Mar 2030 · Active
Lot 2: Community Innovation and Specialist Delivery
£566,650
Specialist and community-based organisations to deliver innovative supported employment interventions that respond to identified local need as per Specification (Appendix B - Requirement Document).
2 Mar 2027 to 1 Mar 2030 · Active
Full notice record
133 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | London Borough of Lambeth |
| Address › Street | Lambeth Town Hall, 18 Brixton Hill |
| Address › Town / city | London |
| Address › Postcode | SW2 1RW |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI45 |
| Contact › Name | Lambeth Contract Management |
| Contact › Email | corporatecontractmanagement@lambeth.gov.uk |
| Contact › Telephone | 02079262693 |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | London Borough of Lambeth |
Tender
| Title | Connect to Work |
| Status | active |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Community action programme |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Community health services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Other community, social and personal services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Welfare services for disabled people |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Welfare services for the elderly |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Welfare services for children and young people |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 7 › Description | Social services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Community action programme |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Community health services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Other community, social and personal services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Welfare services for disabled people |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Welfare services for the elderly |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Welfare services for children and young people |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 7 › Description | Social services |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,133,300 |
| Value › Value | £944,416.67 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| How to submit | https://contracts.ecms.lambeth.gov.uk/hub/login |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 23 Feb 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Title | Integrated welfare, benefits and employment support |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Description | Prime Contractor / high-volume delivery (IPS “Place and Train”) for priority cohorts (Integrated Welfare, Benefits and Employment Support) as set out in the Specification |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £453,320 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value | £377,766.67 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | MS1 - Service Delivery Model |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 25 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | MS2 - Experience |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | MS3 - Partnership and collaboration |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Please describe how you will work in partnership and integrate with local services, including: • How you will collaborate with Lambeth Council, DWP, health services, VCS organisations, and other stakeholders • Your approach to co-location, joint working, and referral pathways • How you will avoid duplication and create a joined-up local offer • Your strategy for engaging local employers and supply chains, including SMEs • How you will support a system-wide approach to employment and skills |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 13 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | MS4 EDI |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | Please explain your organisation’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in delivering this service, including: • How you will ensure equitable access for all participants, particularly those facing multiple barriers • Your approach to supporting people with disabilities, neurodiverse individuals, and those with additional needs • How you will address inequalities in employment outcomes across different groups |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 7 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | MS5 - Performance Management and Reporting |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | Please describe your approach to performance management, monitoring, and continuous improvement, including: • How you will track key performance indicators (KPIs) (e.g. referrals, job starts, sustainment, progression) • Your approach to data collection, management, and reporting, including frequency and systems used • How you will ensure data accuracy and compliance (e.g. GDPR) • How you will use data to drive continuous improvement and adapt delivery • Your approach to reporting to the Council and stakeholders |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight | 8 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | MS6 - Improvement and Development Management |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | Please outline your proposed staffing model, including: • Structure of delivery teams and roles/responsibilities • How you will recruit and retain qualified and experienced staff • Training programmes, particularly around IPS fidelity, safeguarding, and EDI • Arrangements for supervision, performance management, and staff wellbeing • How you will ensure capacity and resilience within the team |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight | 7 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name | Price schedule of services |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Description | Three years contract price summary - commercially sensitive |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Start | 2 Mar 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › End | 1 Mar 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Title | Community Innovation and Specialist Delivery |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Description | Specialist and community-based organisations to deliver innovative supported employment interventions that respond to identified local need as per Specification (Appendix B - Requirement Document). |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £679,980 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value | £566,650 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | MS1 - Service Delivery Model |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 25 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | MS2 - Experience |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | MS3 - Partnership and collaboration |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Please describe how you will work in partnership and integrate with local services, including: • How you will collaborate with Lambeth Council, DWP, health services, VCS organisations, and other stakeholders • Your approach to co-location, joint working, and referral pathways • How you will avoid duplication and create a joined-up local offer • Your strategy for engaging local employers and supply chains, including SMEs • How you will support a system-wide approach to employment and skills |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 13 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | MS4 EDI |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | Please explain your organisation’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in delivering this service, including: • How you will ensure equitable access for all participants, particularly those facing multiple barriers • Your approach to supporting people with disabilities, neurodiverse individuals, and those with additional needs • How you will address inequalities in employment outcomes across different groups |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 7 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | MS5 - Performance Management and Reporting |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | Please describe your approach to performance management, monitoring, and continuous improvement, including: • How you will track key performance indicators (KPIs) (e.g. referrals, job starts, sustainment, progression) • Your approach to data collection, management, and reporting, including frequency and systems used • How you will ensure data accuracy and compliance (e.g. GDPR) • How you will use data to drive continuous improvement and adapt delivery • Your approach to reporting to the Council and stakeholders |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight | 8 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | MS6 - Improvement and Development Management |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | Please outline your proposed staffing model, including: • Structure of delivery teams and roles/responsibilities • How you will recruit and retain qualified and experienced staff • Training programmes, particularly around IPS fidelity, safeguarding, and EDI • Arrangements for supervision, performance management, and staff wellbeing • How you will ensure capacity and resilience within the team |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight | 7 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name | Price schedule of services |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Description | Three years contract price summary - commercially sensitive |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Start | 2 Mar 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › End | 1 Mar 2030 |
| Lot Details › Award criteria › Description | Multiple Lots shall be awarded to the provider that submitted the Most Advantageous Tender on the two Lots. Awards for each lot shall be to the supplier with a combine highest score according to rankings. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098531-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 19 Oct 2026 |