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title: "Individual Placement Support Services for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board"
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# Individual Placement Support Services for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board

Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6f4d7b27-3fa7-4c93-aae7-75f6b75eed86

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## Summary

The NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU has awarded a contract for Individual Placement Support Services to Enable, Shropshire Council for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board. The contract, valued at £2,140,000 GBP, will run for 3 years with a possible extension of up to 24 months starting from 1st April 2023. The service aims to improve employment outcomes for individuals with mental health conditions in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents business opportunities for organisations that provide health and social work services, especially those specializing in mental health support and employment services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement method used was an Open procedure (above threshold), offering a fair chance for various types of businesses to engage with the NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board to deliver impactful services.

## Notice

This Contract Award Notice is to inform the market of the successful award of the Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services Contract for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB). The overall vision for this service is to enable people with mental health problems to be able to enjoy a good quality of life, reduce health inequalities, remain independent and in control, be included as members of society and, most importantly, realise their potential for recovery. This service will contribute to improve performance on: a. Public Health Outcome Framework (1.8): Employment for those with long term health conditions including adults with a learning disability who are in contact with secondary mental health services. b. Adult Social Care Outcome Framework (1F): The proportion of adults in contact with secondary mental health services in paid employment. c. NHS Outcomes Framework (2.5): Enhancing quality of life of people with mental illness / Employment of people with a mental health difficulty. The service will deploy employment specialists (ES's) into community mental health teams and other secondary mental health services. The ES's will provide employment support in line with the principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS). The Contract has been awarded for a period of 3 Years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The Contract will commence on the 1st April 2023. This will be a block Contract with an estimated value of PS428,000.00 per annum. NHS Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply. Additional information: Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities followed was set out in the ITT. As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b989a8c9-5551-45ba-8eba-be50d41fca2d |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,140,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,140,000 |
| 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 MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU |
| Locality | TELFORD |
| Post town | Telford |
| Postcode | TF7 4BF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG21 Telford and Wrekin |
| Local authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Electoral ward | Madeley & Sutton Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Telford |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ENABLE, SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 23 Mar 2023 at 14:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b989a8c9-5551-45ba-8eba-be50d41fca2d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b989a8c9-5551-45ba-8eba-be50d41fca2d
  23rd March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/

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