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Opportunity overview
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.
Classification
CPV85311100 — Welfare services for the elderly
CPV85311200 — Welfare services for disabled people
CPV85311300 — Welfare services for children and young people
CPV85320000 — Social services
CPV85322000 — Community action programme
CPV85323000 — Community health services
CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services
Lots
Integrated welfare, benefits and employment support£377.8k
Community Innovation and Specialist Delivery£566.7k
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
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.
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Integrated welfare, benefits and employment support
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
Status
active
Value
Including VAT
453,320
Amount
377,766.67
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
MS1 - Service Delivery Model
Description
Please describe your proposed end-to-end service delivery model for delivering the Connect to Work programme in Lambeth, clearly setting out:
•
How your model aligns with the IPS (Individual Placement and Support) ‘Place and Train’ approach, including how you will ensure fidelity to IPS principles
•
The participant journey, from referral, assessment, engagement, job matching, in-work support, and progression
•
How you will provide personalised, trauma-informed support, particularly for priority cohorts
•
Your approach to employer engagement, job brokerage, and sustaining employment outcomes
•
How your model ensures timely access to employment opportunities, reducing delays between referral and job outcomes
•
How you will ensure quality, consistency, and scalability of delivery across the borough
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
MS2 - Experience
Description
Please outline your organisation’s relevant experience and track record in delivering supported employment services, including:
•
Delivery of IPS or similar employment models, including scale and outcomes achieved
•
Experience supporting priority cohorts (e.g. people with disabilities, health conditions, NEET individuals, or disadvantaged groups)
•
Evidence of achieving sustained job outcomes, including retention and progression
•
Examples of innovation or best practice that improved outcomes
•
Experience working in urban/local authority contexts, ideally within London or similar settings
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
MS3 - Partnership and collaboration
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
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
13
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
MS4 EDI
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
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
7
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
MS5 - Performance Management and Reporting
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
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
8
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
MS6 - Improvement and Development Management
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
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
7
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Type
price
Name
Price schedule of services
Description
Three years contract price summary - commercially sensitive
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Contract period
Starts
1 Mar 2027, 23:00
Ends
1 Mar 2030, 22:59
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Community Innovation and Specialist Delivery
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).
Status
active
Value
Including VAT
679,980
Amount
566,650
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
MS1 - Service Delivery Model
Description
Please describe your proposed end-to-end service delivery model for delivering the Connect to Work programme in Lambeth, clearly setting out:
•
How your model aligns with the IPS (Individual Placement and Support) ‘Place and Train’ approach, including how you will ensure fidelity to IPS principles
•
The participant journey, from referral, assessment, engagement, job matching, in-work support, and progression
•
How you will provide personalised, trauma-informed support, particularly for priority cohorts
•
Your approach to employer engagement, job brokerage, and sustaining employment outcomes
•
How your model ensures timely access to employment opportunities, reducing delays between referral and job outcomes
•
How you will ensure quality, consistency, and scalability of delivery across the borough
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
MS2 - Experience
Description
Please outline your organisation’s relevant experience and track record in delivering supported employment services, including:
•
Delivery of IPS or similar employment models, including scale and outcomes achieved
•
Experience supporting priority cohorts (e.g. people with disabilities, health conditions, NEET individuals, or disadvantaged groups)
•
Evidence of achieving sustained job outcomes, including retention and progression
•
Examples of innovation or best practice that improved outcomes
•
Experience working in urban/local authority contexts, ideally within London or similar settings
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
MS3 - Partnership and collaboration
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
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
13
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
MS4 EDI
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
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
7
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
MS5 - Performance Management and Reporting
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
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
8
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
MS6 - Improvement and Development Management
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
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
7
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Type
price
Name
Price schedule of services
Description
Three years contract price summary - commercially sensitive
Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SW2 1RW · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
3 VERSIONS
1
096919-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
2
098531-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
3
098572-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
London Borough of Lambeth is seeking up to four local providers for a three-year supported-employment programme using the IPS “Place and Train” model. Lot 1 is for one prime contractor delivering integrated welfare, benefits and employment support; Lot 2 is for three specialist/community providers delivering innovative supported-employment interventions.
Who this may suit
Relevant to organisations delivering supported employment, IPS-style employment support, welfare and benefits support, and community-based specialist interventions. Lot-specific eligibility and quality requirements are not supplied.
Key points identified
Supported employment modelTargeted Individual Placement and Support (IPS) “Place and Train” modelEvidence: “deliver Supported Employment provision through the targeted Individual Placement and Support (IPS) ‘Place and Train’ model”
Ongoing support12 months’ support for employer and individualEvidence: “provide 12 months of ongoing support for both the employer and the individual”
Lot 1 deliveryIntegrated welfare, benefits and employment supportEvidence: Lot 1 title: “Integrated welfare, benefits and employment support”
94% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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London Borough of Lambeth is seeking up to four local providers for a three-year supported-employment programme using the IPS “Place and Train” model. Lot 1 is for one prime contractor delivering integrated welfare, benefits and employment support; Lot 2 is for three specialist/community providers delivering innovative supported-employment interventions.
Who this may suit
Relevant to organisations delivering supported employment, IPS-style employment support, welfare and benefits support, and community-based specialist interventions. Lot-specific eligibility and quality requirements are not supplied.
Key deliverables
Rapidly move people into employment
Provide 12 months’ ongoing support to employers and individuals
Lot 1: integrated welfare, benefits and employment support
Lot 2: innovative supported-employment interventions responding to local need
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Supported employment model
99% confidence
Targeted Individual Placement and Support (IPS) “Place and Train” model
View supporting evidence
“deliver Supported Employment provision through the targeted Individual Placement and Support (IPS) ‘Place and Train’ model”
Ongoing support
99% confidence
12 months’ support for employer and individual
View supporting evidence
“provide 12 months of ongoing support for both the employer and the individual”
Lot 1 delivery
99% confidence
Integrated welfare, benefits and employment support
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 title: “Integrated welfare, benefits and employment support”
Lot 2 delivery
98% confidence
Innovative supported-employment interventions responding to identified local need
View supporting evidence
“deliver innovative supported employment interventions that respond to identified local need”
Local-provider requirement
95% confidence
Up to four local providers sought; definition of local is not supplied
View supporting evidence
“seek to commission up to four local providers”
Detailed selection requirements
98% confidence
Unknown; referred to in the Specification/Appendix B, which is not supplied
View supporting evidence
“as set out in the Specification” and “Appendix B - Requirement Document”
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Total stated maximum value
99% confidence
£944,416.67
View supporting evidence
process value_max: 944416.67 GBP
Lot 1 value
99% confidence
£377,766.67
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 value_amount: 377766.67 GBP
Lot 2 aggregate value
98% confidence
£566,650, split equally among three awarded providers
View supporting evidence
Lot 2 value_amount: 566650 GBP; “aggregated contract value of LOT 2 is split equally among the awarded providers”
Contract term
99% confidence
Three years, with no extension option
View supporting evidence
“The contract will run for a period of three years with no option for extension”
Delivery
Anticipated start
98% confidence
2 March 2027
View supporting evidence
“anticipated start date is the 2nd March 2027”
Delivery location
92% confidence
Not stated; buyer location is London
View supporting evidence
locations description: “Buyer location”, locality: London
Lot 1 role
99% confidence
Prime Contractor / high-volume delivery
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 description: “Prime Contractor / high-volume delivery”
Lot 2 provider type
99% confidence
Specialist and community-based organisations
View supporting evidence
Lot 2 description: “Specialist and community-based organisations”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Open tender
View supporting evidence
display_status: open; notice type: “Tender notice on Find a Tender”
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure
View supporting evidence
procurement_method_details: “Open procedure”
Submission deadline
99% confidence
16 November 2026, 12:00 (+01:00)
View supporting evidence
submission_deadline: 2026-11-16T12:00:00+01:00
Awards
99% confidence
Up to four providers: one for Lot 1 and three for Lot 2
View supporting evidence
“LOT 1 will be awarded to a single provider whilst LOT 2 will be awarded to three providers”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Scope-detail limitation
99% confidence
Detailed requirements are not supplied; the notice refers to a Specification and Appendix B Requirement Document.
View supporting evidence
“as set out in the Specification” and “Appendix B - Requirement Document”
Lot 2 naming inconsistency
99% confidence
The overall description calls Lot 2 “Community Innovation and Special”, while the lot record title is “Community Innovation and Specialist Delivery”. The supplied evidence does not resolve the discrepancy.
View supporting evidence
Overall description: “LOT 2 - Community Innovation and Special”; Lot 2 title: “Community Innovation and Specialist Delivery”
Location uncertainty
96% confidence
London is identified only as the buyer location; delivery geography is not explicitly stated.
View supporting evidence
locations description: “Buyer location”, locality: London
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