Notice Information
Notice Title
Connect To Work (Lot 3)- Supported Employment: Health and Disability
Notice Description
Connect to Work will support the wider development of locally planned systems to drive growth, working jointly with the United Kingdom Government. By encouraging join up between health systems and employment support, Connect to Work will support those, primarily, currently outside the workforce and facing greater labour market disadvantages, to stay in work and get back into work.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This contract covers services including the delivery of the IPS Mental Health Support Service. The IPS (Individual Placement and Support) supports people with severe mental health difficulties into 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.
Procurement Information
The justification for this Direct Award is that the services being procured include the delivery of the IPS Mental Health Support Service. The IPS (Individual Placement and Support) supports people with severe mental health difficulties into 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. The NHS have experience in and alignment to existing IPS systems, and staff have the necessary accredited and audited qualifications and experience to provide the clinical governance which is required. Delivery of this service is attributed to the CPV codes 85100000-0 Health Services and 85121270-6 Psychiatrist or Psychologist Services which are listed as relevant services under the PSR Regulations.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068888
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036603-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £758,759 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Apr 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORCESTER
- Postcode
- WR5 2NP
- Post Town
- Worcester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG12 Worcestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
-
- Local Authority
- Worcester
- Electoral Ward
- Nunnery
- Westminster Constituency
- Worcester
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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