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Tender for the Provision of Connect to Work Programme Sep 2025

Buckinghamshire Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 10:57.

Opportunity overview

As part of the UK Government’s Get Britain Working agenda, Buckinghamshire Council has been working in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions to develop the key supported employment programme Connect to Work. Connect to Work will depend on successful partnerships with referral partners, employers, employability providers and community services. The support to be made available aligns with local work, health and skills provision to enable individuals to reach their potential through different opportunities, and for employers to grow. Through this tender, we seek to appoint one delivery partner with a proven track record of delivering effective supported employment programmes so that participants with complex barriers can access sustainable employment, employers may access a new pool of talent, and through this, our economy will thrive.

Awarded to

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Intuitive Thinking Skills

Matched by number
Contract value
£6.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£7.7m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05204890
Location
Trafford, Manchester, UKD34, M16 9HA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
DN759424
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

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Buckinghamshire Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCLJ-2677-YQXD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCLJ-2677-YQXD

Address

Street Address
The Gateway, Gatehouse Road
Locality
Aylesbury
Postal Code
HP198FF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ13

Contact

Name
David Kelly

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Intuitive Thinking Skills
Id
GB-COH-05204890

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05204890

Address

Street Address
Think Tank House, 457 Chester Road
Locality
Trafford, Manchester
Postal Code
M16 9HA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD34

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05204890
Name
Intuitive Thinking Skills

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Tender for the Provision of Connect to Work Programme 2025
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Mar 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
7,692,465
Amount
6,410,387
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-15602
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
040681-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 May 2026, 15:51
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
50% of out of work participants to achieve job starts
Description
DWP mandated KPI

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
40% of out of work participants to achieve a lower-threshold job outcome
Description
DWP mandated KPI

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
80% of in-work participants achieve a higher-threshold job outcome
Description
DWP mandated KPI

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Aylesbury · UKJ13 · HP198FF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 015592-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 015601-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 040681-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·