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Award

26 Jun 2023 at 15:13

Tender

28 Dec 2022 at 16:20

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process for an Individual Placement Service (IPS) in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The contract falls under the health services category and involves supporting people with severe mental health difficulties to secure competitive employment. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with a total contract value of £2,533,333. The award has been granted to Blackpool Borough Council. The contract was signed on 1st May 2023.

This tender for the IPS Programme offers opportunities for service providers in the health sector specializing in mental health support and employment services. The contract has specific criteria focusing on service delivery, quality, social value, and cost factors. Businesses with experience in supporting individuals with mental health challenges and a track record in delivering employment support services would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The deadline for submissions was on 25th January 2023, with extensive reporting requirements expected from the provider to ensure service quality and outcomes in line with NHS guidelines.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Individual Placement Service (IPS) - Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB

Notice Description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU has been working on behalf of NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB, to award a contract for an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Programme. <br/>Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence- based model of employment support. Supporting people with severe mental health difficulties to find and keep competitive employment. It involves intensive, individual support, a rapid job search followed by placement in paid employment, and time-unlimited in-work support for both the employee and the employer.<br/><br/>The Lancashire and South Cumbria IPS service currently offers support to any Lancashire and South Cumbria service users aged between 16 and 69 years of age, referred via Early Intervention in Psychosis or Community Mental Health Teams or service users within either of these services who choose to self-refer into the IPS service.<br/>The service operates within the 8 key principles of IPS and a fidelity review of the service is carried out by<br/>IPS Grow to ensure the quality of the service and demonstrates the commitment to continuous quality<br/>improvement.<br/>The contract will require the provider to work with the ICB to further expand the service to other mental<br/>health services available to individuals with a severe mental illness including primary care, increasing the<br/>number of individuals supported to secure employment inline with the NHS Long Term Plan requirements<br/>as stipulated in the service specification.<br/>The provider will demonstrate the increase in activity by provided regular reports to commissioners and<br/>demonstrating the number of service users becoming actively engaged in the service and number of<br/>service users starting paid employment as well as other standards required by the commissioners.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Individual Placement Support Services for NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB for a period of 3 years with a 2 years optional extension. Additional information: This contract is for clinical services which are light touch regime services for the purpose of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations. Accordingly, the contracting
authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement
Regimes
Section 7. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the regulations.
Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the process at any time,
which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts. The Contracting Authority does not
bind itself to accept any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part.
The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or
tenderer in connection with the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of
the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority
reserves the right to change these.
Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information
received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government policies on transparency, the contracting
authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual
arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Any
redactions,
whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in
accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03946e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018130-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,550,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,533,333 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jun 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 May 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Additional Buyers

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEYLAND
Postcode
PR2 8DY
Postcode Area
Preston
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
Sharoe Green
Westminster Constituency
Ribble Valley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Blackpool Borough Council

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