CN250240 – Supported Employment (Connect to Work)

Kent County Council

Publication date 22 May 2025, 5:12pm
Contract locations
UKJ45 - Mid Kent
UKC - North East (England)

Procurement to appoint suppliers for Connect to Work Scheme. The primary focus is on
supporting people who are economically inactive (85% of programme) but the programme will also provide
some support people who are at high risk of falling out of work (15% of programme).
The programme is specifically targeted at the following target groups:
• People with a disability or long term health condition
• Specified disadvantaged groups:
o Offenders / ex-offenders
o Carers / ex-carers
o Homeless people
o Armed Forces (AF) veterans / current AF personnel
o People with drug or alcohol dependencies
o Care experienced young people / care leavers
o Refugees (resettled Afghans) / people on the Ukrainian scheme
o Victims / survivors of domestic abuse
o Young people (19+) involved in or at risk of serious violence
o Victims of modern slavery
KCC will be commissioning a number of service providers to support the delivery of the programme.

CN250240 – Supported Employment (Connect to Work)