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The recently launched "Get Britain Working" White Paper outlines the Government's strategy to invest £240m to support this ambition and help improve workplace health and keep people in work, including trials of combined public services for those out of work due to ill health. The strategy will bring fundamental reform that transforms relationships with local areas and ensures a strong foundation of partnership working to support people into good, sustainable work.
Connect to Work is the first major element of the Get Britain Working Strategy. It will take a collaborative, locally led approach to tackling 'Hidden Unemployment'. It will help connect local work, health and skills support. The funding provides a coherent, systematic and joined up approach to maximise the benefits available for individuals and local communities.
Connect to Work will support the wider development of locally planned systems to drive growth, working jointly with the Government. It will be an important strand in local plans to tackle inactivity and expand employment opportunity. By encouraging join up between health systems and employment support, Connect to Work will support those, primarily, currently outside the workforce and facing greater labour market disadvantages, to stay in work and get back into work. In turn, supporting the Government's ambition for a more inclusive economy, supporting local people to realise their potential and supporting local and national growth.
Connect to Work will provide out of work participants with intensive employment support for up to 12 months. It will also include support for up to 4 months for people in-work who are at risk of losing their job. The support will be based on the well evidenced Individual Placement and Support (IPS) or Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) Fidelity models as appropriate to the participant. Help will include early access to jobs based on job preferences, access to a wide range of support including job and skills matching, on the job training and help to sustain employment, which might include job coaching at work, training, support from a workplace mentor and regular workplace reviews. Support will be provided to the employer as well as the participant. Connect to Work will also provide tailored self-employment support where appropriate.
The planned duration of the programme is 5 years commencing 2025/26 and completing at the end of 2029/30 subject to government spending reviews.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACORN TRAINING LTD | 06517343 | £7,140,474 | 3 lots Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North · Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest · Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast | - |
| INCLUSIVE MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD | 09292232 | £1,427,284 | 1 lot Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North | - |
| INTUITIVE THINKING SKILLS LTD | 05204890 | £11,422,325 | 5 lots Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North · Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest · Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast · Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest · Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast | - |
| NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | Charity Commission: 1057104 | £12,849,608 | 6 lots Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North · Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest · Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast · Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North · Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest · Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast | - |
| ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY | Charity Commission: 222377 Companies House: 00550457 | £5,709,134 | 3 lots Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North · Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest · Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast | - |
| STOKE ON TRENT COLLEGE | 08043731 | £1,427,284 | 1 lot Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North | - |
| THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED | 02443911 | £7,140,474 | 3 lots Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North · Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest · Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast | - |
Taken from this notice, not from Companies House. Check the original notice — details change and are not updated here.
This procurement was divided into 6 lots, each awarded separately. 30 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Bids Received | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1a Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North Nov 2025 – Nov 2030 | £1,487,599 | 6 | NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | active |
| Lot 1b Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest Nov 2025 – Nov 2030 | £2,380,158 | 5 | NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | active |
| Lot 1c Individual Placement Support (IPS) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast Nov 2025 – Nov 2030 | £2,082,638 | 5 | NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | active |
| Lot 2a Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle under Lyme - North Nov 2025 – Nov 2030 | £1,189,403 | 6 | NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | active |
| Lot 2b Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase - Southwest Nov 2025 – Nov 2030 | £1,903,045 | 4 | NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | active |
| Lot 2c Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) covering Tamworth, East Staffordshire & Lichfield - Southeast Nov 2025 – Nov 2030 | £1,665,164 | 4 | NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | active |
Weightings from the notice, applied to every lot.
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £349,090,431 in 3,420 payments (over £25k) from Department for Education, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Home Office, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Work and Pensions and 10 more public bodies (2012-04-18 to 2026-06-30).