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Employability Service - Work Well and an Economic Inactivity Trailblazer

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 21:27.

Opportunity overview

Employability Service - Work Well and an Economic Inactivity Trailblazer Pilot Scheme for employability service to coach MFT patients back in to work or to improve their employment options.

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.

Contract value
£2.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£2.4m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02443911
Location
Manchester, UKD33, M1 5JW, 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
W214526
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Programmes Overview Both programmes are piloting innovative services aimed at integrating employment support within clinical settings. Key Initiative Development of a new embedded employment support offer within healthcare environments. Commissioned by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Supported by Manchester City Council (MCC). Designing and testing new employment support services. Encouraging MCC residents to remain in work or return to employment.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment

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
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PXQG-2592-VYYY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXQG-2592-VYYY

Address

Street Address
Finance & Procurement Business Unit, Wards 17 & 18, Trafford Hospital
Locality
Trafford
Postal Code
M41 5SL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD34

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
The Growth Company Limited
Id
GB-COH-02443911

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02443911

Address

Street Address
Lee House 90 Great Bridgewater Street
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 5JW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79634000
Description
Career guidance services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02443911
Name
The Growth Company Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Employability Service - Work Well and an Economic Inactivity Trailblazer
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1+1+1

Options

Description
1+1+1

Value

Including VAT
2,383,504.5
Amount
2,383,504.5
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Participant Satisfaction
Description
(KPI) that requires 70% or above of participants to be satisfied or very satisfied with the WorkWell service.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Percentage of profiled Service Starts achieved
Description
Start rate (percentage of profiled starts achieved in month / total to date) links to KPI 1

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035040-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Apr 2026, 10:40
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Trafford · UKD34 · M41 5SL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 035040-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·