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Individual Placement & Support Service (IPS)

Royal Borough of Greenwich

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

02 Oct 2026 at 15:50

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

24 Jun 2026 at 10:53

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is buying a single Individual Placement and Support service contract for adults aged 18 and over who are unemployed, in structured drug and/or alcohol treatment, and resident in Greenwich, Bexley or Bromley. The provider will offer individually tailored, intensive support to help participants find sustainable paid work, through bespoke packages responding to their needs. This is a vocational rehabilitation and employment-support service, rather than general recruitment or treatment provision. Greenwich will hold the contract, with delivery across all three boroughs. The requirement is classified as vocational rehabilitation services (CPV 85312510).

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure for one contract. The tender enquiry deadline was 23 October 2026 at 12:00 BST, and the submission deadline was 2 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT. The planned contract period runs from 2 January 2027 to 31 March 2029. The estimated value is £877,112 excluding VAT (£1,052,534 including VAT). The buyer set an award decision deadline of 1 December 2026. Evaluation is weighted 70% for quality and 30% for price. Electronic submission is permitted, and tenders must be submitted in English.

This is suited to providers with practical experience supporting people affected by drug or alcohol dependence into paid employment, particularly through structured treatment services and Individual Placement and Support. Strong candidates will be able to tailor intensive support to individual circumstances and help people secure sustainable work, while delivering consistently across three London boroughs. The opportunity is explicitly identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so it is not restricted to large national providers. A single provider must be able to serve eligible residents in Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley under one contract. The evaluation gives greater weight to service quality than price, making the strength and credibility of the proposed delivery approach commercially important. No specific accreditation is stated.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Individual Placement & Support Service (IPS)

Notice Description

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is procuring a single contract to deliver a Tri-Borough Individual Placement and Support scheme across three boroughs (Bexley, Bromley, and Greenwich). The single contract will be between RBG and the successful Provider, however the successful provider will deliver services to eligible people within the boroughs of Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley. The Individual Placement and Support or IPS, is targeted support which focusses on enabling access to employment for individuals in drug and alcohol recovery, which has been set out in the government's national ten year drug strategy (From Harm to Hope). IPS offers intensive, individually tailored support to assist individuals in drug and alcohol treatment to find sustainable, paid employment. The Tri-Borough IPS scheme will provide bespoke 'packages' of support to assist adults to individuals of working age (18+), resident in the three Boroughs, who are engaged in structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol issues and are out of work. The estimated commencement date shall be 2 January 2027, with a contract end date of 31st March 2029.

Planning Information

The event will be virtual via Microsoft Teams. To register your attendance, please complete the registration form via the link below by Monday 6 July 2026: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Y_Iy5kY_EUGqXNVBJvlRBdbPUN0PeSlGg2fU3MuKI0ZURDZGU0NKSUZZWFMwVko3Qjc1Nk85MDdOVi4u

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bbdd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093487-2026
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

85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£877,112 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£877,112 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
2 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE18 6HQ
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich
Delivery Location
TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich, TLI61 Bromley
Local Authority
Greenwich
Electoral Ward
Woolwich Arsenal
Westminster Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich

Further Information

Notice Documents

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