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Individual Placement and Support Project

Suffolk County Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

04 Jun 2024 at 11:23

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Tender

21 Mar 2024 at 17:14

Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

14 Feb 2024 at 08:08

Tender Notice
Planning

13 Feb 2024 at 12:47

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Suffolk County Council has completed the procurement process for the "Individual Placement and Support Project" in the health services industry category. The project aimed to provide employment support for individuals of working age in Suffolk undergoing drug and/or alcohol treatment, helping them secure sustainable employment. The contract, valued at £280,756 GBP, was awarded to Intuitive Thinking Skills Limited. The Council is the buying organisation, and the procurement method was an open procedure.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in health services and employment support to engage with Suffolk County Council. The procurement stage has concluded, and the contract has been awarded, offering potential for collaborations with the Council on future projects. Businesses focusing on health services and employment support are well-suited to compete and contribute to the success of similar initiatives within Suffolk.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Individual Placement and Support Project

Notice Description

The Suffolk IPS Scheme will be available to individuals of working age (18+), resident in Suffolk, engaged in structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol issues, and who are out of work. The 'structured treatment' will be provided by our commissioned 'all age' Integrated Drugs and Alcohol Treatment service. Contract value is for the entire period of the contract excluding VAT.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Suffolk IPS Scheme will be available to individuals of working age (18+), resident in Suffolk, engaged in structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol issues, and who are out of work. The 'structured treatment' will be provided by our commissioned 'all age' Integrated Drugs and Alcohol Treatment service. The Scheme will provide bespoke 'packages' of support to assist service users in securing sustainable, paid employment. Referrals into the Scheme will be made by staff from the Suffolk commissioned Integrated Drugs and Alcohol Treatment Service. This will ensure that structured drug or alcohol treatment has commenced prior to the IPS referral. It will also ensure that the drug and alcohol treatment staff can explore, with the service user, how commencing employment might impact the individual's treatment. Engagement with the Suffolk IPS scheme will be recorded within an individual's drug and alcohol treatment care plan by the Integrated Drugs and Alcohol Treatment Service. The IPS staff will work flexibly across the county, ensuring equity of service provision and adjusting delivery in response to any changes in demand. While the Provider will be expected to use staff in the most efficient way, the staffing establishment is expected to have as a minimum one Senior Employment Specialist and two Employment Specialists at whole time equivalent and salary should be competitive with similar roles. The Provider will ensure that there is adequate service provision across the county even during periods of staff absence. The IPS programme employs the Fidelity Scale to ensure the support provided are individualised to the client and the Fidelity scale also defines the critical ingredients of IPS which are expected to have greater effectiveness to obtain better outcomes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0439bc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017258-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£284,048 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£284,048 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£280,756 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jun 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
20 Mar 2024Expired
Award Date
4 Jun 20242 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Suffolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
TLH14 Suffolk CC
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Intuitive Thinking Skills Limited

Further Information

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