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Individual Placement Support (IPS) services for Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

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21 Aug 2026 at 09:13

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Summary of the contracting process

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust commissioned Individual Placement Support (IPS) services for people with serious mental illness (SMI). The service supports people with SMI into employment and provides specialist employment support alongside health services. Delivery is in Greater Manchester, under the Trust’s responsibility. This is a health service requirement rather than a general recruitment, staffing or facilities contract. The buyer is Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, based in Ashton-under-Lyne. The selected provider is Pure Innovations Limited, a large organisation based in Stockport. The requirement is focused on delivering IPS for SMI through an established provider relationship, with service performance and continuity central to the commissioning decision. Organisations with experience of specialist employment support for people with serious mental illness are the closest fit.

The procurement has reached the award stage under the Provider Selection Regime. Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust used Direct Award Process C, without a prior call for competition, because the existing provider was judged to be performing satisfactorily and likely to meet the proposed requirement. Pure Innovations Limited was selected. The contract was signed on 20 August 2026 and covers 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. Its estimated lifetime value is up to £6,500,000, subject to ICB investment decisions. The evaluation was pass/fail against the PSR decision-making criteria, with quality weighted at 100% and price at 0%. One bid was recorded. The procurement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, not the Procurement Act.

This award indicates established demand from Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust for specialist IPS provision for people with serious mental illness in Greater Manchester. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate effective delivery of IPS alongside mental health services, supporting service users towards and into employment. Evidence that an existing contract is being delivered to a sufficient standard is particularly important, so suppliers should be able to show robust outcomes, reliable service management and continuity of provision. The decision placed all evaluation weight on quality rather than price, indicating that service capability, performance and fit with the PSR criteria matter more than offering the lowest cost. Local knowledge of Greater Manchester and the capacity to deliver a substantial health service programme would also be relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Individual Placement Support (IPS) services for Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Notice Description

Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services for SMI

Lot Information

Lot 1

Services to be provided: Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services for SMI
PCFT is intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C for a period of one year, with the intention of running a Competitive Process for contract starting 1st April 2028
Approx lifetime value of contract: up to PS6,500,000 depending on ICB investment decisions
Contract dates: 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2028

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 3rd September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e938
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079741-2026
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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20261 weeks 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
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
Postcode
OL6 7SR
Postcode Area
Oldham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD35 Greater Manchester South East
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Tameside
Electoral Ward
St Peter's
Westminster Constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Pure Innovations Limited

Further Information

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