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National Infrastructure Support for IPS Expansion

NHS England

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Feb 2019 at 14:07

Award Notice
Tender

17 Sep 2018 at 10:17

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "National Infrastructure Support for IPS Expansion" contract, conducted by NHS England, focuses on enhancing support for Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services within the education and training sector. The contract, valued at £1,640,000, is part of an open procurement method and was published on 17th September 2018, with the tender period closing on 22nd October 2018. The contract is set to commence on 31st December 2018 and will run until 31st March 2020, covering various regions across the United Kingdom, including the North East, London, South East, and South West.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that offer services related to recruitment, training, and operational support for mental health employment services. Businesses with expertise in workforce development, training curriculum design, and technological solutions for service reporting and case management will particularly benefit from participating in this procurement process, which aims to scale effective IPS services in support of individuals facing severe mental health challenges.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Infrastructure Support for IPS Expansion

Notice Description

The requirement was to procure support across three key areas of activity: (1) Hands-on implementation support from a network of IPS experts; (2) A workforce development programme to support recruitment and training of new high quality IPS staff; (3) Developing, cascading and embedding tools for effective reporting, monitoring and evaluation. Specific outputs under the proposed contract will include: Activity Area 1 - Recruitment of 7 skilled IPS Expert Implementation Managers (EIMs) to correspond with the newly agreed NHS England/NHS Improvement regions; - Recruitment of programme lead to manage the whole project, and operational manager to lead and provide support to EIMS - Recruitment of analytical lead to ensure accurate reporting and evaluation of activity of EIMS and IPS teams; - Development of communities of practice / learning communities and the reach of these communities across IPS services; Activity Area 2 - Accreditation and recognition of an IPS training curriculum, and a number of training organisations using the curriculum to structure IPS training, and use of this curriculum by IPS teams to train and develop staff; - Development and distribution of free-to-use training materials, and uptake of free-to-use training materials by IPS teams; - Development of learning collaborative plus associated marketing, recruitment resources, materials, and events; Activity Area 3 - Development of a web-based benchmarking reporting tool to be used by IPS services to support more consistent reporting of outcomes; - Development of a prototype case management system which providers can use to either replace a) existing ill-adapted systems or b) excel/paper-based records; - Conduct a feasibility study around integration of this case management system with NHS clinical systems; - Formal feedback (e.g. surveys, focus groups) from programme users (providers, commissioners, employment advisers);

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6b9eb027-28ef-4e9f-819f-df165830895a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d1f063e-0ae0-4a22-b352-e2b380b86b66
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,640,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Feb 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Oct 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jan 20197 years ago
Contract Period
31 Dec 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Social Finance Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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