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Connect to Work (Greater Essex)

Awarded to SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)

Essex County Council(buyer)

Published
Published 19 May 2025
Deadline
Closed 8 September 2025
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Overview

Essex County Council awarded a contract to The Shaw Trust Limited on 31 October 2025 to deliver the Connect to Work programme across Greater Essex, a supported employment initiative aimed at helping eligible participants secure sustainable work through Individual Placement & Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) models. The provider will develop and lead a supply chain of specialist organisations to deliver services aligned with national best practice and local commissioning priorities. The contract value is £9,803,898.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£10,698,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
19 May 2025
Questions by
29 August 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Job search servicesCareer guidance servicesEducation and training services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£9,803,898
Award date
31 October 2025
Contract period
5 January 2026 → 31 March 2028
Contract length
2 years 3 months
Could run to
31 March 2030
Against estimate
8% below
Bids received
4
Winner
  • SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)

This contract ends on 31 March 2028, or 31 March 2030 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)

Based in
Oldbury
Public contracts won
42
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

4

2 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.

Who bid

  • SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)Winner
  • GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD
  • SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
  • THE SAPPHIRE EMPLOYABILITY AND WELLBEING ACADEMY LTD

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Technical Quality60%
  • Commercial30%
  • Social Value10%

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Market context

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£73,982

Median of 18,935 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 132.5× the median.

Essex County Council in the last 12 months

76

contracts awarded, worth £1,151,379,867 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    31 October 2025

  2. Tender Update

    30 July 2025

  3. Contract Notice

    24 July 2025

  4. Planning Update

    11 June 2025

  5. Planning Update

    4 June 2025

  6. Prior Information Notice

    30 May 2025

  7. Prior Information Notice

    19 May 2025

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