--- title: "Mental Health Individual Placement and Support Employment services (IPS)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-265ae72d-7b4a-4924-8a5b-c6d3af2ca312" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-265ae72d-7b4a-4924-8a5b-c6d3af2ca312" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-265ae72d-7b4a-4924-8a5b-c6d3af2ca312.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-265ae72d-7b4a-4924-8a5b-c6d3af2ca312.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN" published: "2024-09-20" --- # Mental Health Individual Placement and Support Employment services (IPS) Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-265ae72d-7b4a-4924-8a5b-c6d3af2ca312 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-265ae72d-7b4a-4924-8a5b-c6d3af2ca312) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-265ae72d-7b4a-4924-8a5b-c6d3af2ca312.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Camden is planning to undertake a procurement exercise for the provision of Mental Health Individual Placement and Support Employment services (IPS). This initiative, under the industry category of Health and Social Work services, targets the region of England, United Kingdom, and is currently at the planning stage. The process abides by the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) guidelines, with an anticipated commencement date for the services on 1st April 2025. A soft market engagement is ongoing, expected to conclude on 4th October 2024, as part of early market engagement activities. The procurement exercise itself is expected to begin in October 2024, with a contract value of £2,192,956 GBP for a duration of two years. This tender represents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health support services, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). The contract encompasses two key service elements: IPS in secondary mental health teams and IPS within Camden NHS Talking Therapies Service, generating significant scope for business growth by contributing to the delivery of employment access outcomes for individuals with mental health conditions. Companies with proven experience in providing intensive, individualised employment support services will find this tender particularly suitable. Engaging in this procurement process allows businesses to strengthen their portfolio while supporting crucial community services, thereby increasing their market presence and organisational impact. ## Notice The London Borough of Camden intends to carry out a procurement exercise for the Mental Health Individual Placement and Support Employment services in line with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) guidelines. The procurement exercise is expected to commence October 2024. The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model is an evidence-based approach supporting people with severe and common mental ill health 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 service provision is broken down into two separate elements: * Model 1: IPS in Camden secondary mental health team, and, * Model 2: IPS in Camden NHS Talking Therapies Service. Both service elements would be included in a single 2-year contract. * The IPS in Camden Secondary Mental Health Teams (Model 1), is expected to deliver no less than 300 employment access outcomes per annum. * IPS in Camden NHS Talking Therapies Service (Model 2), expected to provide employment support to no less than 700 people per annum. This notice is not a contract notice and any future procurement exercise is subject to the Council's governance processes. A formal notice will be published upon commencement of any subsequent procurement process. Should a contract be awarded, it is anticipated that it will commence on 1st April 2025. Questions - There are a series of questions the Council would welcome responses and feedback on, please complete your responses via the online questionnaire within the ProContract system: Please note that this is not an invitation to tender or Contract Notice. Suppliers will be required to respond to the Contract Notice separately when advertised to express their interest. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this soft market testing/sounding exercise. A response to this notice does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future public procurement process that Camden Council may conduct. This soft market engagement process does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Council and the Council is not bound to accept any proposals offered. Camden Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the soft market testing/sounding exercise. Any procurement of any services by Camden Council in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Competitive Process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Any responses provided will not be treated as commercially confidential and information contained within the responses may be used by Camden Council to contribute towards the final service specifications, but no organisation will be individually identified. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b17a1114-29d0-4f1d-ac3f-7a82f8da6076 | | 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 | 20 Sep 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Oct 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,192,956 | | 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | North London | | Postcode | N1C 4AG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | King's Cross | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 20 Sep 2024 at 12:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b17a1114-29d0-4f1d-ac3f-7a82f8da6076 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b17a1114-29d0-4f1d-ac3f-7a82f8da6076 20th September 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=66d1e538-4777-ef11-812f-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.camden.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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