# Connect to Work

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Work & Pensions](/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [NatCen Social Research](/contract-winners/natcen-social-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £4,286,738
- Tender value: £4,286,738
- Award date: 23 October 2025
- Published: 11 February 2026
- Contract start: 23 October 2025
- Contract end: 22 November 2031
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 034a2d3a-b114-4f2f-9f5b-4309495f2ec3-883144
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-690ed47a-7812-4d3f-9d5c-0db36909da03

## Description

This is a proposed externally-commissioned evaluation of Connect to Work, a large voluntary programme of localised Supported Employment for disabled people, people with long-term health conditions and disadvantaged groups\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/034a2d3a-b114-4f2f-9f5b-4309495f2ec3-883144)