Published date: 17 October 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 24 October 2025, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Supporting services for the government - 75130000

  • Government services - 75131000

  • General personnel services for the government - 75131100

    • Job search services - 79611000

    • Personnel-training services - 79632000

    • Career guidance services - 79634000

    • Special education services - 80340000

    • E-learning services - 80420000

    • Training programme services - 80521000

    • Personal development training services - 80570000

    • Guidance services - 85312310

    • Wellness services - 98334000

Location of contract

M1 5JW

Value of contract

£0.01

Procurement reference

GC26 - 010-147

Published date

17 October 2025

Closing date

24 October 2025

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

15 December 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Connect to Work is the first major element of the recently launched "Get Britain Working" White Paper. Nationally the programme will deliver support to 100,000 disabled people, people with health conditions, and those with complex barriers to get into employment and get on in work.

The Growth Company is seeking to engage with key partners for our bid to York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) to deliver the IPS intervention for North Yorkshire residents (Lot 1) only. As a provider delivering multiple IPS contracts, including IPS in Primary Care, IPS Drug and Alcohol and IPS Severe Mental Illness, we understand what it takes to deliver high quality services and interventions for the target groups.

The Growth Company are particularly interested in receiving Expressions of Interest (EOI's) from local providers with recent experience of delivering an IPS (or similar), on an end-to-end basis who can clearly demonstrate their knowledge and experience of working within the Fidelity Model (or aligned with the Model) with the target cohort on a similar scale.

The service, funded by YNYCA via Grant Funding Agreement with the Department for Work and Pensions, will provide support for 1,346 North Yorkshire residents in. This voluntary programme aims to support individuals with a physical or mental health disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010 or the Social Model of Disability), or those in a specific disadvantaged group who need support to gain and/or maintain employment. Eligible participants will come from two distinct cohorts:
1) Out of work participants with a health condition, disability, or who are experiencing disadvantage and require assistance and support to move into employment.
2) In work participants who are off sick or struggling in the workplace due to their disability, health condition or disadvantage.

To apply for this EOI opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth

Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the relevant EOI document. Your EOI submission must be made on the Panacea Portal.

The deadline for submission of the required EOI document is at 16:00pm on Friday 24th October 2025.

More information

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Marc Ripley

Address

Lee House
Manchester
M15JW
England

Email

marc.ripley@growthco.uk