Connect to Work
Devon County Council is commissioning a DWP-funded supported employment programme for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions who are unemployed, at risk of job loss, or struggling to sustain work. The service uses a place-train-and-maintain model to help participants find and keep paid employment in the open labour market.
- Closed3 November 2025
- Value£3.6m
- BuyerDevon County Council
- WhereDevon, Torbay, and Plymouth
- CategoryBusiness & professional services, Education & training
- RegionSouth West
You'll want to look if you deliver supported employment or job coaching services to people with disabilities or health barriers to work, ideally with experience of DWP-funded programmes
You'll need
- Delivery using recognised Fidelity Models for supported employment
- Place-train-and-maintain service model
- Open labour market employment focus with ongoing in-work support
Possible incumbent
THINK EMPLOYMENT LIMITED and PETE'S DRAGONS appear in recent Devon County Council awards for employment support services. Inferred from prior awards to this buyer, not confirmed.