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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Connect to Work (IPS)

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 01:52.

Opportunity overview

Dudley MBC is commissioning a Connect to Work delivery partner to contribute to a single, borough wide supported employment system, rather than standalone or parallel services. The Council is seeking locally embedded organisations with an existing footprint in Dudley or the Black Country, who already work within the borough’s communities and have proven experience supporting residents with health conditions, disabilities and complex barriers to employment. Commissioned providers will operate as delivery partners within Dudley MBC’s Connect to Work model Working alongside in house teams and other partners as one integrated service. This includes shared referral and triage processes, aligned delivery models, and joint responsibility for quality, fidelity and continuous improvement.

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.

Pilot IMS Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£190k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£228k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPWZ-5552-JNBM
Location
Halesowen, UKG36, B62 8BF, 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
26080
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

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
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWYJ-3537-GLBW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWYJ-3537-GLBW

Address

Street Address
Council House, Priory Road
Locality
Dudley
Postal Code
DY1 1HF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG36

Contact

Name
Jackie Reed

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Pilot IMS Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PPWZ-5552-JNBM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPWZ-5552-JNBM

Address

Street Address
5 Coombs Wood Court, Steelpark Road
Locality
Halesowen
Postal Code
B62 8BF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG36

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
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
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG36
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPWZ-5552-JNBM
Name
Pilot IMS Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Connect to Work
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
10 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
13 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1 year

Value

Including VAT
228,000
Amount
190,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
IPS out of work programme starts
Description
52 out of work local residents are registered onto Connect to Work Project

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
IPS in work programme starts
Description
9 in work local resident are registered onto the Connect to Work Project

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
IPS Out of Work First Earnings
Description
Out of the 52 out of work local residents registered 13 to achieve first earnings

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
IPS Out of Work Lower Threshold
Description
Out of the 52 out of work local residents registered 7 to achieve the lower threshold

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
IPS Out of Work Higher Threshold
Description
Out of the 52 out of work local residents registered 4 to achieve higher threshold

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
IPS In Work Higher Threshold
Description
Out of the 9 In Work local residents registered 6 to achieve higher threshold

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 7
Id
7
Title
IPS Fidelity Audit
Description
To undertake at least one fidelity audit during the duration of the contract

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
066036-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Jul 2026, 11:04
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Dudley · UKG36 · DY1 1HF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 044096-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 058743-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 066036-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·