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Delivery of Wirral Council's Connect to Work Individual Placement Support (IPS) Programme

Wirral Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:51.

Opportunity overview

Wirral Borough Council (the "Council") is looking for a provider to deliver under contract, the Individual Placement Support (IPS) element of LCR's Connect to Work Connect programme. The value of Wirral's IPS Fund is an estimated £4,064,000. 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. Connect to Work will deliver the evidence-based Supported Employment model, 'place, train, and maintain'. The IPS element of Connect to Work will give particular attention to helping residents who because of their situation, are more likely to face significant disadvantage when trying to gain employment.

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05f00d
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
2 Jan 2026, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

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

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD74
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080298-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
5 Dec 2025, 16:01

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
16 Dec 2025, 23:59
Description
Wirral Council is 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. Connect to Work will deliver the evidence-based Supported Employment model, 'place, train, and maintain'. The IPS element of Connect to Work will give particular attention to helping residents who because of their situation, are more likely to face significant disadvantage when trying to gain employment. An online pre-market engagement is taking place as per the details below via Eventbrite. Event Details of Engagement Event Date: Tuesday 16th December 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm (Online - MS Teams) Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977020147481?aff=oddtdtcreator

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBCP-8675-BHWT
Name
Wirral Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD74
Country
GB
Locality
Wallasey
Postal Code
CH44 8ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall, Brighton Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBCP-8675-BHWT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wallasey · UKD74 · CH44 8ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD74 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05f00d-2025-12-05T16:01:53ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·