Connect to Work - West Midlands Remote Supported Employment

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£380,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Constellia Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking to commission an innovative service delivery of the Supported Employment programme to be known as Connect to Work (C2W) through a remote model of support. WMCA requires assistance in proving support to 100 participants aged 18-24 to support them into employment through one-to-one specialist support.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Mar 2026, 10:10 GMT
Last source update: 11 Mar 2026, 10:10 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-021648
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0666fa Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Compliant direct award via the AEC Neural Vendor Framework for Multi Specialism Services, awarding to Constellia Ltd - subcontracting to Kooth Digital Health Limited.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £380,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Constellia Limited	£380,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 021648-2026-1 · Constellia Limited
Signed
10 Mar 2026
Value
£380,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B193SDContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Constellia LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06401989 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.