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Connect to Work - Somerset Council

Somerset Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 18:11.

Opportunity overview

The Connect to Work (Connect to Work - GOV.UK) programme is a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) funded initiative designed to support individuals who are economically inactive or at risk of leaving employment to access and sustain suitable work. The programme forms part of the Government's Get Britain Working strategy, which aims to reduce economic inactivity and support more people into good, sustainable employment through locally led and integrated approaches. The purpose of this procurement is to appoint one or more Delivery Partners to deliver supported employment services as part of the Connect to Work programme in Somerset. The programme will support: • individuals who are economically inactive and wish to work; and • individuals who are in work but at risk of falling out of employment Support will be delivered using the following evidence-based supported employment models that form separate Lots: • Lot 1 - Individual Placement and Support (IPS); and • Lot 2 - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF)

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
8 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 16701506
Location
Neath, UKL17, SA10 6HL, United Kingdom
Published award value
£800k
Awarded
8 Sept 2026
Award ID
2
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 10257343
Location
Theale, UKJ11, RG7 4SA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ERPO1000159
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Somerset Council
Id
GB-PPON-PPGC-1434-MQPJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPGC-1434-MQPJ

Address

Street Address
County Hall, The Crescent
Locality
Taunton
Postal Code
TA1 4DY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK23

Contact

Telephone
+443001232224

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
ELEVATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-16701506

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
16701506

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWXT-6794-GDNT

Address

Street Address
137 New Road
Locality
Neath
Postal Code
SA10 6HL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL17

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
DIMENSIONS SOMERSET SEV LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-10257343

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10257343

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGRW-5681-WXNL

Address

Street Address
Ground Floor, Building 1230 Arlington Business Park
Locality
Theale
Postal Code
RG7 4SA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 - Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
Status
active
Date
9 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
11 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79610000
Description
Placement services of personnel

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,440,000
Amount
1,200,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-16701506
Name
ELEVATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
At Authority's sole discretion for the continuation of funded service delivery. This may have a value up to £200,000 ex VAT - this value has not been included in the Total contract value as it is not assigned to either Lot. The FTS system does not allow the addition of this value to the total where this is different from the sum of the Lots.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086606-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Sept 2026, 16:22
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2 - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF)
Status
pending
Date
9 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
11 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79610000
Description
Placement services of personnel

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
960,000
Amount
800,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10257343
Name
DIMENSIONS SOMERSET SEV LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
22 Sept 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
At Authority's sole discretion for the continuation of funded service delivery. This may have a value up to £200,000 ex VAT - this value has not been included in the Total contract value as it is not assigned to either Lot. The FTS system does not allow the addition of this value to the total where this is different from the sum of the Lots.

Related lots

2

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086606-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Sept 2026, 16:22
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Taunton · UKK23 · TA1 4DY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 058203-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 086606-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·