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Connect to Work - Somerset Council

Somerset Council

Awarded
services
2 lots

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Key details

Contracting authority
Somerset Council
Public authority - sub-central government
Region
Taunton
Delivery: UKK23, United Kingdom
Contract value
£2,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
17 July 2026
Published
11 September 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 October 2026 - 31 March 2029
2 years
Possible extension to 31 March 2030 · 3 years, 5 months in total
Extension terms: At Authority's sole discretion for the continuation of funded service delivery. This may have a value up to £200,000 ex VAT - this value has not been included in the Total contract value as it is not assigned to either Lot. The FTS system does not allow the addition of this value to the total where this is different from the sum of the Lots.
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 79610000 Placement services of personnel

What happened

Somerset Council awarded this contract to ELEVATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED | DIMENSIONS SOMERSET SEV LIMITED worth £1,200,000 on 9 Sept 2026. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2029.

Description

The Connect to Work (Connect to Work - GOV.UK) programme is a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) funded initiative designed to support individuals who are economically inactive or at risk of leaving employment to access and sustain suitable work.

The programme forms part of the Government's Get Britain Working strategy, which aims to reduce economic inactivity and support more people into good, sustainable employment through locally led and integrated approaches.

The purpose of this procurement is to appoint one or more Delivery Partners to deliver supported employment services as part of the Connect to Work programme in Somerset. The programme will support:

  • individuals who are economically inactive and wish to work; and
  • individuals who are in work but at risk of falling out of employment

Support will be delivered using the following evidence-based supported employment models that form separate Lots:

  • Lot 1 - Individual Placement and Support (IPS); and
  • Lot 2 - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF)

Awarded suppliers (2)

Suppliers
  • ELEVATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  • DIMENSIONS SOMERSET SEV LIMITED
Companies House: 16701506
Award value
£1,200,000
Award date
9 September 2026

Contact

Address
County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton, TA1 4DY

Identifiers

Buyer reference
ERPO1000159
Notice ID
086606-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056749

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