LCRCA - Delivery Partner - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) - Connect to Work

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

081423-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 85000000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

The Connect to Work Programme is expected to implement 2 delivery models for support employment support, one through IPS (Individual Placement Support) which will be delivered in house through CA and LA staff, but the LCRCA intends to commission the SEQF (Supported Employment Quality Framework) element of Connect to Work. At peak delivery this will be approximately 1,000 participants per annum across all 6 local authority areas of the city region. It is anticipated that one provider will be able to fulfil this need in terms of volumes and geographical coverage, but this will not be fully understood until the conclusion of the procurement process. Please note we don't have our cost centre set up yet with budget codes, it is in the process of being set up and we have a meeting with finance this week to discuss.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Planning notice observed

   20 Nov 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   075566-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Planning record updated

   21 Nov 2025

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   Record references

   Release reference

   076016-2025

   Published tags

   planningUpdate

3. Tender notice observed

   5 May 2026

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   Record references

   Release reference

   040912-2026

   Published tags

   tender

4. Award notice observed

   7 Jul 2026

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• LCRCA - Delivery Partner - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) - Connect to Work

  Buyer: Liverpool City Region Combined AuthoritySupplier: The BUSY Group

  End date in notice

  3 Aug 2029Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £11,492,900Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  1

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 21 Nov 2025.Open supporting notice 076016-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  The extension is subject to funding and suppliers delivery performance. The initial contract term is for 3 years. However there is a potential to extend the contract for a further three years if additional funding is secured. The estimated value of the contract is £6,196,900 for a period of three years. The contractor will have targets for registrations in year one and year two with the third year spent provide ongoing support to participants who joined the programme during the second year i.e. up to 12 months for unemployed people and up to 4 months for people in work. Subject to funding approval and the contractor's performance, the SEQF contract may be extended for a further three years of delivery. If an extension is approved the value will be £5,296,000, there will be targets for registrations in year three and year four with year five spent providing ongoing support to participants who joined the programme during the fourth year i.e. up to 12 months for unemployed people and up to 4 months for people in work

  Published 5 May 2026.Open supporting notice 040912-2026

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