Official UK procurement notice
Connect to Work · London Borough of Lambeth (Oct 2026)
Authority: London Borough of Lambeth (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Lambeth Council seek to commission up to four local providers to deliver Supported Employment provision through the targeted Individual Placement and Support (IPS) ‘Place and Train’ model. This model is designed to move people rapidly into employment and provide 12 months of ongoing support for both the employer and the individual to sustain that employment.
Connect to Work in Lambeth is funded through Department for Work and Pensions grant funding. The programme forms part of the Government’s Get Britain Working proposals and is intended to reduce economic inactivity, improve wellbeing and strengthen financial resilience.
The procurement is divided into two LOTs that includes LOT 1 - Integrated welfare, benefits and employment support and LOT 2 - Community Innovation and Special. LOT 1 will be awarded to a single provider whilst LOT 2 will be awarded to three providers. The aggregated contract value of LOT 2 is split equally among the awarded providers. The contract will run for a period of three years with no option for extension and the anticipated start date is the 2nd March 2027.
CPV: Community action programme · Community health services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Welfare services for children and young people · Welfare services for disabled people · Welfare services for the elderly
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£944,417 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Integrated welfare, benefits and employment supportPublished value£377,767
Prime Contractor / high-volume delivery (IPS “Place and Train”) for priority cohorts (Integrated Welfare, Benefits and Employment Support) as set out in the Specification
Lot #2Community Innovation and Specialist DeliveryPublished value£566,650
Specialist and community-based organisations to deliver innovative supported employment interventions that respond to identified local need as per Specification (Appendix B - Requirement Document).
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Published sub-criteria (7)
- MS1 - Service Delivery Model: 25%
- MS2 - Experience: 20%
- MS3 - Partnership and collaboration: 13%
- MS4 EDI: 7%
- MS5 - Performance Management and Reporting: 8%
- MS6 - Improvement and Development Management: 7%
- Price schedule of services: 20%
Published award criteria (7)
- MS1 - Service Delivery Model: Please describe your proposed end-to-end service delivery model for delivering the Connect to Work programme in Lambeth, clearly setting out: • How your model aligns with the IPS (Individual Placement and Support) ‘Place and Train’ approach, including how you will ensure fidelity to IPS principles • The participant journey, from referral, assessment, engagement, job matching, in-work support, and progression • How you will provide personalised, trauma-informed support, particularly for priority cohorts • Your approach to employer engagement, job brokerage, and sustaining employment outcomes • How your model ensures timely access to employment opportunities, reducing delays between referral and job outcomes • How you will ensure quality, consistency, and scalability of delivery across the borough
- MS2 - Experience: Please outline your organisation’s relevant experience and track record in delivering supported employment services, including: • Delivery of IPS or similar employment models, including scale and outcomes achieved • Experience supporting priority cohorts (e.g. people with disabilities, health conditions, NEET individuals, or disadvantaged groups) • Evidence of achieving sustained job outcomes, including retention and progression • Examples of innovation or best practice that improved outcomes • Experience working in urban/local authority contexts, ideally within London or similar settings
- MS3 - Partnership and collaboration: Please describe how you will work in partnership and integrate with local services, including: • How you will collaborate with Lambeth Council, DWP, health services, VCS organisations, and other stakeholders • Your approach to co-location, joint working, and referral pathways • How you will avoid duplication and create a joined-up local offer • Your strategy for engaging local employers and supply chains, including SMEs • How you will support a system-wide approach to employment and skills
- MS4 EDI: Please explain your organisation’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in delivering this service, including: • How you will ensure equitable access for all participants, particularly those facing multiple barriers • Your approach to supporting people with disabilities, neurodiverse individuals, and those with additional needs • How you will address inequalities in employment outcomes across different groups
- MS5 - Performance Management and Reporting: Please describe your approach to performance management, monitoring, and continuous improvement, including: • How you will track key performance indicators (KPIs) (e.g. referrals, job starts, sustainment, progression) • Your approach to data collection, management, and reporting, including frequency and systems used • How you will ensure data accuracy and compliance (e.g. GDPR) • How you will use data to drive continuous improvement and adapt delivery • Your approach to reporting to the Council and stakeholders
- MS6 - Improvement and Development Management: Please outline your proposed staffing model, including: • Structure of delivery teams and roles/responsibilities • How you will recruit and retain qualified and experienced staff • Training programmes, particularly around IPS fidelity, safeguarding, and EDI • Arrangements for supervision, performance management, and staff wellbeing • How you will ensure capacity and resilience within the team
- Price schedule of services: Three years contract price summary - commercially sensitive
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected: about £251,615 – ~£377,422 per lot (twice each lot's annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How London Borough of Lambeth buys Social work services (CPV 8531), and who usually turns up
London Borough of Lambeth’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Social work services (CPV 8531) →
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1 bid60% / 29%
2–330% / 39%
4–65% / 22%
7+5% / 10%
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Below estimate17% / 21%
Within ±2%83% / 70%
Above estimate0% / 9%
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Lot #1Integrated welfare, benefits and employment supportCPV 85Published estimate£378k
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1 bid44%
2–336%
4–68%
7+12%
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Middle 50%£378k
Estimate£378k
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Metropolitan Housing TrustWorked for this buyer | Adult Mental Health Pathway Community Support and Supported Accommodation Servicesnotice published Jan 2023 | Lot 2 Peripatetic Recovery and Reablement Service | — | Similar wording and category |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Turning PointLarge | £212m18 awards in 36m · last this month | 6 live · £191m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 |
Humankind CharityLarge | £274m54 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 19 live · £182m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=19 |
| £213m17 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £653k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% above n=1 | |
| £84m42 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 9 live · £39m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=15 | |
| £50m14 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £15m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% below n=11 |
Lot #2Community Innovation and Specialist DeliveryCPV 85Published estimate£567k
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1 bid49%
2–337%
4–67%
7+6%
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Middle 50%£567k
Estimate£567k
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Metropolitan Housing TrustWorked for this buyer | Adult Mental Health Pathway Community Support and Supported Accommodation Servicesnotice published Jan 2023 | Lot 2 Peripatetic Recovery and Reablement Service | — | Similar wording and category |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Humankind CharityLarge | £274m54 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 19 live · £182m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=19 |
| £378m56 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 11 live · £244m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=9 | |
| £49m28 awards in 36m · last this month | 5 live · £2.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=18 | |
| £84m42 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 9 live · £39m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=15 | |
| £19m24 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 14 live · £26m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=10 |
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Oct 2026, 11:43 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 11:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Feb 2027
- Authority reference
20- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098531- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078759Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Oct 2026 → 2 Mar 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published12 days ago14 Oct 2026, 11:43 BST
- Tender notice published7 days ago19 Oct 2026, 14:24 BST
- Next notice expected7 days ago19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published15h ago26 Oct 2026, 11:04 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 10 days6 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 20 days16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 119 days23 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 125 days2 Mar 2027
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2026- Pipeline notice published14 Oct 2026, 11:43 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published19 Oct 2026, 14:24 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £944,41719 Oct 2026, 14:24 BSTwas £994,417
- Status changed to active19 Oct 2026, 14:24 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Oct 2026, 14:24 BST
- Deadline published: 16 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT19 Oct 2026, 14:24 BST
- Tender notice published19 Oct 2026, 14:54 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published26 Oct 2026, 11:04 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT26 Oct 2026, 11:04 GMT+0 days · was 16 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT
Published amendments (2)
None
Additional and revised documents added
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-10: 1 release · 14 Oct 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender