Tender

Recruitment Pilot for Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Services

NHS ENGLAND

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Tender

15 Dec 2022 at 14:25

Tender

15 Dec 2022 at 13:26

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS England is seeking services for a Recruitment Pilot for Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Services. This initiative aims to design and deliver a national recruitment program to expand the Mental Health (MH) workforce by filling Employment Specialist positions within IPS services. The contract starts in early February and runs until 31 March 2025. The procurement process is managed by the Atamis system with a tender end date of 16th January 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for organisations involved in providing administrative healthcare services to participate in the national recruitment program. Businesses with expertise in innovative recruitment practices, applicant database development, and candidate sourcing outside the traditional MH workforce are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold, offering businesses a chance to contribute to the urgent expansion of the MH workforce in the UK.

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Notice Title

Recruitment Pilot for Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Services

Notice Description

NHS England would like to tender for the services of an organisation to design and deliver a national recruitment initiative which includes the development of an applicant database for existing and future IPS roles, standardized materials for the advertising of roles along with delivery of innovative recruitment practices with IPS providers to fill vacancies for Employment Specialists within Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services. This programme will support urgently needed expansion of MH workforce to recover the LTP commitment around access to IPS employment support. The national recruitment programme will help MH employers to identify and recruit suitable candidates outside of the traditional MH workforce for existing and future IPS roles. This contract is to start in early February and run until 31 March 2025. This procurement process is being managed by the Atamis system. To access the procurement documents or raise any queries please go to the following link https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click on 'View our Live Opportunities'.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-db6b0283-2df9-4e12-949a-69fe11a03bc6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6871986e-5c7e-4a76-ae3d-c3fccc17b631
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

75122000 - Administrative healthcare services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Feb 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Janice Brodie
Contact Email
janice.brodie@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 7UE
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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