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title: "National Infrastructure Support for IPS Expansion"
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# National Infrastructure Support for IPS Expansion

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6b9eb027-28ef-4e9f-819f-df165830895a

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "National Infrastructure Support for IPS Expansion" contract, conducted by NHS England, focuses on enhancing support for Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services within the education and training sector. The contract, valued at £1,640,000, is part of an open procurement method and was published on 17th September 2018, with the tender period closing on 22nd October 2018. The contract is set to commence on 31st December 2018 and will run until 31st March 2020, covering various regions across the United Kingdom, including the North East, London, South East, and South West.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that offer services related to recruitment, training, and operational support for mental health employment services. Businesses with expertise in workforce development, training curriculum design, and technological solutions for service reporting and case management will particularly benefit from participating in this procurement process, which aims to scale effective IPS services in support of individuals facing severe mental health challenges.

## Notice

The requirement was to procure support across three key areas of activity: (1) Hands-on implementation support from a network of IPS experts; (2) A workforce development programme to support recruitment and training of new high quality IPS staff; (3) Developing, cascading and embedding tools for effective reporting, monitoring and evaluation. Specific outputs under the proposed contract will include: Activity Area 1 - Recruitment of 7 skilled IPS Expert Implementation Managers (EIMs) to correspond with the newly agreed NHS England/NHS Improvement regions; - Recruitment of programme lead to manage the whole project, and operational manager to lead and provide support to EIMS - Recruitment of analytical lead to ensure accurate reporting and evaluation of activity of EIMS and IPS teams; - Development of communities of practice / learning communities and the reach of these communities across IPS services; Activity Area 2 - Accreditation and recognition of an IPS training curriculum, and a number of training organisations using the curriculum to structure IPS training, and use of this curriculum by IPS teams to train and develop staff; - Development and distribution of free-to-use training materials, and uptake of free-to-use training materials by IPS teams; - Development of learning collaborative plus associated marketing, recruitment resources, materials, and events; Activity Area 3 - Development of a web-based benchmarking reporting tool to be used by IPS services to support more consistent reporting of outcomes; - Development of a prototype case management system which providers can use to either replace a) existing ill-adapted systems or b) excel/paper-based records; - Conduct a feasibility study around integration of this case management system with NHS clinical systems; - Formal feedback (e.g. surveys, focus groups) from programme users (providers, commissioners, employment advisers);

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d1f063e-0ae0-4a22-b352-e2b380b86b66 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Feb 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Oct 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jan 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Dec 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,640,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,500,000 |
| 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 | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOCIAL FINANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 14 Feb 2019 at 14:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d1f063e-0ae0-4a22-b352-e2b380b86b66
- 17 Sep 2018 at 09:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65033d2b-fc8f-49e4-bbe4-546291def23e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d1f063e-0ae0-4a22-b352-e2b380b86b66
  14th February 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65033d2b-fc8f-49e4-bbe4-546291def23e
  17th September 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://nhsengland.bravosolution.co.uk
  Link to eSourcing Portal

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