--- title: "NHS North East London - Market engagement for Individual Placement and Support Services (IPS) procurement for people with severe mental illness" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-125016bd-4a5c-4585-92f8-99a4b98a6c10" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-125016bd-4a5c-4585-92f8-99a4b98a6c10" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-125016bd-4a5c-4585-92f8-99a4b98a6c10.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-125016bd-4a5c-4585-92f8-99a4b98a6c10.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-10-09" --- # NHS North East London - Market engagement for Individual Placement and Support Services (IPS) procurement for people with severe mental illness Buyer: N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-125016bd-4a5c-4585-92f8-99a4b98a6c10 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-125016bd-4a5c-4585-92f8-99a4b98a6c10) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-125016bd-4a5c-4585-92f8-99a4b98a6c10.json) ## Summary The NHS North East London Integrated Care Board is planning a market engagement for Individual Placement and Support Services (IPS) procurement for people with severe mental illness. The procurement process involves two lots covering different areas of London: Lot 1 includes the London Borough of Newham and Lot 2 covers the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest. The contracts will have an initial term of 3 years with the option for a 2-year extension. The market engagement ends on November 20, 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing health and social work services to engage with NHS North East London for the delivery of IPS services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited for this procurement. The contracts aim to provide access to IPS services for a specified number of individuals annually, outlining clear timelines and contract values for each lot. Interested providers should keep an eye on the deadlines and requirements outlined in the market engagement to prepare for the upcoming competitive tender process. ## Notice NHS North East London (NEL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) the 'ICB' is seeking to procure Individual Placement and Support services (IPS) in the following locations: * Lot 1 - London Borough of Newham * Lot 2 - London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest The contracts will have an initial term of 3 years (36 months), followed by an optional extension of 2 years (24 months) at the discretion of the commissioner. Contracts to be procured: Lot 1 - Newham * The contract will commence from April of 2024. * The contract value is PS308,432 annually or PS PS1,542,160 over 5 years. * To deliver IPS access to 160 people in 2024/25, 240 people in 2025/26 and 330 in 2026/27 Lot 2 - Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest * The contract will commence from April of 2024. * The contract value is PS PS893,975 annually or PS4,469,875 over 5 years. * To deliver IPS access to 596 people per annum This is a Prior Information notice to inform potential providers that the ICB intends to undertake a competitive Tender process to procure the aforementioned contracts. The purpose of this PIN is to inform the market of a possible procurement. In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, the Authority is not committing to carrying out any procurement in relation to the requirements stated in this PIN. Any future procurement activity in relation to the services that are the subject of this PIN may be the subject of a separate notice. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgment of potential service providers. In such circumstances, and in any event, NHS England, the ICB or its advisors shall not be liable for any costs or loss of expenses whatsoever incurred by the respondent and company, agent, subsidiary or organisation may have contributed to any response submitted to this notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2f34452-6d1b-4e34-8c31-b960193fe8bd | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Nov 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E15 1DA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Newham | | Electoral ward | Stratford | | Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 79600000 - Recruitment services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 9 Oct 2023 at 17:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2f34452-6d1b-4e34-8c31-b960193fe8bd - 9 Oct 2023 at 16:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2f34452-6d1b-4e34-8c31-b960193fe8bd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2f34452-6d1b-4e34-8c31-b960193fe8bd 9th October 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1aa475f4-c366-ee11-8124-005056b64545 Please use the link provided above to reach Procontract e-tendering portal which will allow Bidders to express interest and add themselves onto the project page. Access to the tender documents will be made available once the ITT is published. - https://forms.office.com/e/YVFV1FZHv7 Please use the link provided above to view the project timeline. The ICB invites interested Providers to provide feedback on the procurement. In order to assist the ICB with testing its assumptions and proposed service requirements, we ask that interested organisations submit responses to the market engagement questionnaire using the above link. Please complete and submit the feedback by 5 pm on 16 October 2023. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-125016bd-4a5c-4585-92f8-99a4b98a6c10. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-125016bd-4a5c-4585-92f8-99a4b98a6c10.json.