Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-6aba-7148-98be-f301d3e35a36/connect-to-work Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Connect to Work [London Borough of Lambeth](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-lambeth) Estimated value £944,417 Published 14 Oct 2026 Deadline 28 days left 16 Nov 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Split into 2 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The London Borough of Lambeth Council seek to commission up to four local providers to deliver Supported Employment provision through the targeted Individual Placement and Support (IPS) ‘Place and Train’ model. This model is designed to move people rapidly into employment and provide 12 months of ongoing support for both the employer and the individual to sustain that employment. Connect to Work in Lambeth is funded through Department for Work and Pensions grant funding. The programme forms part of the Government’s Get Britain Working proposals and is intended to reduce economic inactivity, improve wellbeing and strengthen financial resilience. The procurement is divided into two LOTs that includes LOT 1 - Integrated welfare, benefits and employment support and LOT 2 - Community Innovation and Special. LOT 1 will be awarded to a single provider whilst LOT 2 will be awarded to three providers. The aggregated contract value of LOT 2 is split equally among the awarded providers. The contract will run for a period of three years with no option for extension and the anticipated start date is the 2nd March 2027. ## CPV classification Community action programme Community health services Other community, social and personal services Welfare services for the handicapped Welfare services for the elderly Welfare services for children and young people Social services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice 096919-2026 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096919-2026) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile London Borough of Lambeth: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-lambeth) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [GLA Third Party Resident Support · Greater London Authority (GLA) · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd7-5a34-7177-9397-8adfdff14599/gla-third-party-resident-support) [Individual Placement & Support Service (IPS) · Royal Borough of Greenwich · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be2-25da-739c-a83d-0675384bdc2a/individual-placement-support-service-ips) [Connect to Work Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) Programme · Caerphilly County Borough Council · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd7-3bdb-72c6-8191-6d0b6a6163e4/connect-to-work-supported-employment-quality-framework-seqf-programme) [Innovative Platform for Home Based Services · London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames · 2080 days left · 29 Jun 2032](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be7-12a3-7004-bce9-c8f0ddd852a2/innovative-platform-for-home-based-services) [Community Opportunities - Flexible Purchasing Solution · EU Supply Limited · 1254 days left · 25 Mar 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfd-2dd3-70da-a576-8dfe4f7a3fb3/community-opportunities-flexible-purchasing-solution) [Progression Towards Employment · Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-bdc8-73b1-95ad-a0bb295212d3/progression-towards-employment)