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How to win: Connect to Work - Walsall, Wolverhampton & Sandwell

A services contract from West Midlands Combined Authority, worth £18,931,894.59. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

West Midlands Combined Authority

Value

£18,931,894.59

Closing date

1 December 2026

About this contract

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), in partnership with City of Wolverhampton Council, Sandwell MBC and Walsall MBC, is seeking to commission service delivery of the Supported Employment programme to be known as Connect to Work (C2W) in the named Local Authority areas. The West Midlands region has received an investment in Supported Employment through Multiyear Integrated Settlement 2026/27 to 2028/29.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Midlands Combined Authority scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £18,931,894.59, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 1 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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