Powys County Council ("the Council") is establishing a framework agreement for childcare settings to provide Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys.
The childcare programme is to ensure that all children from 2 years old, resident in Powys have access to free, high...
Powys County Council ("the Council") is establishing a framework agreement for childcare settings to provide Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys.
The childcare programme is to ensure that all children from 2 years old, resident in Powys have access to free, high...
Powys County Council (the Council) is commissioning training courses for Adults and Children's services funded by the Social Care Wales Workforce Development Programme (SCWWDP) grant.The Council is seeking to engage with suitably experienced and competent Suppliers, to provide...
Powys County Council ("the Council") is establishing a framework agreement for childcare settings to provide Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys.
The childcare programme is to ensure that all children from 2 years old, resident in Powys have access to free, high...
Powys County Council ("the Council") is establishing a framework agreement for childcare settings to provide Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys.
The childcare programme is to ensure that all children from 2 years old, resident in Powys have access to free, high...
Powys County Council (the Council) is commissioning training courses for Adults and Children's services funded by the Social Care Wales Workforce Development Programme (SCWWDP) grant.The Council is seeking to engage with suitably experienced and competent Suppliers, to provide...
Buyer
Powys County Council
Location
Llandrindod Wells
Deadline
Closes 27 Oct 2026
Value
£1.2m
Key dates and value
Status
Closed
Submission deadline
22 May 2026
Published
13 May 2026
Estimated value
£1.6m
Location
Wales
Buyer type
Local Authority
Overview
The email address to express an interest is
corporate.procurement2@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
Scope
Procurement description
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and Torfaen Council (BGCBC and TC) are seeking to engage with the market ahead of a planned commissioning exercise to deliver the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) model as part of the UK Government’s DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) Connect to Work programme.
Connect to Work is a voluntary supported employment programme delivered across England and Wales, designed to support disabled people, individuals with health conditions, and people facing complex barriers who are currently outside the labour market and experiencing ‘Hidden Unemployment’, to find and sustain meaningful employment. [gov.uk]
The programme forms a key component of the Government’s Get Britain Working Strategy, targeting economic inactivity by offering tailored, intensive, and high-quality employment support at the right time for the right participants. [gov.uk]
Participants of the programme must be working-age, eligible, and suitable for the provision. Connect to Work delivers the evidence-based “place, train, and maintain” Supported Employment model.
The Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) is designed to support individuals facing complex barriers, disabilities, long-term health conditions, social, emotional, or environmental barriers.
Providers must deliver:
• High-fidelity Supported Employment aligned with SEQF standards
• A “place, train, and maintain” model of support
• Intensive one-to-one employment guidance
• Vocational profiling and personalised employment planning
• Job matching and targeted employer engagement
• On- and off-the-job support, including in-work progression coaching
• A personalised, strengths-based participant journey
• Close integration with community support services to sustain outcomes
All Connect to Work delivery partners must adhere to SEQF fidelity scales and participate fully in the DW
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CPV codes
80521000 Training programme services
85312300 Guidance and counselling services
85312310 Guidance services
85312320 Counselling services
85312510 Vocational rehabilitation services
85312500 Rehabilitation services
About the buyer
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council has published 43 tender notices since 27 Oct 2023, with a combined advertised value of £111m. 11 of them are currently open.
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