How to win: Healthy Working Life Supported Employment

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Healthy Working Life Supported Employment (funded via Connect to Work) aims to enable residents with health conditions, disabilities and complex barriers to secure and maintain sustainable employment through personalised Supported Employment. The Combined Authority seeks to appoint a Lead Service Provider to establish and deliver a high‑fidelity Individual Placement and Support (IPS) service across West Yorkshire. The appointed Provider will be responsible for supporting a minimum of 9,276 residents to access personalised, high‑fidelity supported employment, in line with the IPS model. The total value of this opportunity is up to £23,190,000 (excl tax).

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Yorkshire Combined Authority scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £23,190,000, 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 29 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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