Connect to Work
Norfolk County Council
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Key details
Procurement
- 79600000 Recruitment services
- 98000000 Other community, social and personal services
What happened
Norfolk County Council awarded this contract to NORFOLK AND WAVENEY MIND | STANDGUIDE LIMITED | THE NR5 PROJECT | SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED | SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE) worth £1,215,100 on 19 Nov 2025. The contract runs until 30 Mar 2030.
Description
The Get Britain Working White Paper - GOV.UK, released in November 2024, introduced
the key supported employment programme Connect to Work, which aims to help eligible
individuals secure sustainable, long-term employment. Currently, it is estimated that there
are about 3 million economically inactive people in the UK, of whom 1.9million people
would like to work, but require support to do so. Norfolk County Council is expected to
support 1200 individuals (annually in peak years) at an anticipated and average cost of
£3.6million per year, delivered over an initial three-year period, with the opportunity to
extend to 4.5 years. Connect to Work will help connect local work, health and skills
support and help eligible participants to secure sustainable work through a voluntary
supported employment model, adhering to Individual Placement & Support (IPS) and
Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) frameworks. Through this, Connect to
Work will expand the use of the proven five stage Supported Employment model of 'place,
train and maintain'
Awarded suppliers (5)
- NORFOLK AND WAVENEY MIND
- STANDGUIDE LIMITED
- THE NR5 PROJECT
- SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
- SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)
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