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AwardedAwarded 21 October 2026

Connect to Work Programme - Individual Placement Support (IPS) in Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar & Cleveland

Hartlepool Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Hartlepool Borough Council awarded training and education work to Waythrough on 21 October 2026.

The notice gives a value of £2,769,200 including VAT.

The contract runs for 15 months, up to 39 months with extensions, starting 4 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Hartlepool Borough Council (the Council) has been appointed as the Lead Authority by Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) for the Connect to Work Programme. As such, the Council is responsible for ensuring successful management and delivery of the programme across Tees Valley. Connect to Work will support disabled people, people with health conditions and those with complex barriers to get into or remain in work. It will be delivered up to 31st March 2030, and the primary focus is on those who are inactive and out of work, but it will also support some people who are at high risk of becoming inactive if they become unemployed. At its peak, the programme will support nearly 2,000 people per year in Tees Valley - and more than 5,000 people over the period to 2030.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Waythrough
3 bids received
£2,769,200
Awarded 8 October 2026
1 December 2026 to 31 March 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 079565-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 095030-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 099386-2026

Last time this was bought

Connect to Work Programme

Awarded
7 August 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 March 2028

Matched on Hartlepool Borough Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

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From notice 079565-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 August 2026, last updated 21 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 21 October 2026.