Notice Information
Notice Title
Stockton & Hartlepool Employment Connections - Individual Placement Support (SHEC IPS)
Notice Description
Individual Placement Support (IPS) is a 'work first' intervention which is: * Highly personalised * Features significant employer engagement * Offers pre-employment support * Offers in-work support IPS supports people in recovery for substances (including alcohol) to find paid employment that matches their personal goals, helping them to find the right job for them. This not only helps them into work but also contributes positively to their recovery journey. The service is commissioned by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (SBC) on behalf of SBC and Hartlepool Borough Council.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extensions are optional and are also subject to the contracting authority receiving funding from OHID. The contract term is 12 +12 + 12 +12 + 12
Planning Information
Suppliers are to confirm if they are interested in this project. A questionnaire for suppliers to confirm their interest has been published on the OPEN portal : https://open-uk.org/opportunities/overview/public/728c26c5-16c6-414a-b3b8-feb2d28e4081
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0584f4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082404-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
85312500 - Rehabilitation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,220,665 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,220,665 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Dec 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2030-11-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STOCKTON ON TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Jacob Headlam
- Contact Email
- corporateprocurement@stockton.gov.uk, procurement@hartlepool.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441642526343
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOCKTON ON TEES
- Postcode
- TS17 6BJ
- Post Town
- Cleveland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
- Delivery Location
- TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
-
- Local Authority
- Hartlepool
- Electoral Ward
- Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- Hartlepool
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082404-2025
12th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079240-2025
3rd December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079235-2025
3rd December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047560-2025
11th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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