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title: "Mental Health Individual Placement Support Employment Service"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2016-11-18"
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# Mental Health Individual Placement Support Employment Service

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-34f791a1-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Staffordshire County Council as the buying organisation, seeking providers for the "Mental Health Individual Placement Support Employment Service". This service falls under the category of other community, social and personal services, and is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The procurement is currently at the Award stage, with a total contract value of £1,379,736 and a minimum value of £1,199,736. The contract period is set from 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2019, and the tender was awarded on 6th January 2016.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in social services, mental health support, or employment services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be especially well-suited to apply, given the emphasis on service users achieving vocational goals within a supportive framework. Businesses that can demonstrate a commitment to social inclusion and personal responsibility while offering innovative solutions will likely stand out in the competitive landscape.

## Notice

The provision of a mental health Individual Placement Support employment service within the County of Staffordshire, which delivers hope and optimism in its support to Eligible adults . The Provider shall work in partnership with local agencies and groups in the Contract Area to expand opportunities for Service Users, encouraging Service Users to achieve their full potential and supporting individual Service Users to gain sustainable employment. The Provider shall ensure that the provision of the Service is underpinned by the philosophies of recovery, social inclusion, personal responsibility and people directing their own care. The Provider shall deliver the Service in accordance with the key principles of the evidence based Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach to vocational services. The objectives of the Service are: - to enable Service Users to formulate, achieve and sustain their vocational goals, in a supportive and empowering environment; - Service Users will gain and retain quality, sustainable employment; - For Service Users to develop their skills and gain new ones in line with their interests, through vocational training and practical work experiences as part of a clear route to paid employment; - to ensure that service users are assisted to retain their employment (e.g. through being supported to negotiate reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 with their employer); - to provide, directly or through partner organisations,

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fb9ff2e-1f5c-4b63-b20e-f8117a9ec551 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2015 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Jan 2016 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2016 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,379,736 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,199,736 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST16 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Forebridge |
| Westminster constituency | Stafford |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MAKING SPACE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fb9ff2e-1f5c-4b63-b20e-f8117a9ec551

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fb9ff2e-1f5c-4b63-b20e-f8117a9ec551
  20th January 2016 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/purchasing

## Provenance

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