--- title: "Thrive into Work Individual Placement and Support Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7c59b198-4732-4d17-a9b2-2ee605d141fc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7c59b198-4732-4d17-a9b2-2ee605d141fc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7c59b198-4732-4d17-a9b2-2ee605d141fc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7c59b198-4732-4d17-a9b2-2ee605d141fc.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS" published: "2017-05-26" --- # Thrive into Work Individual Placement and Support Programme Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7c59b198-4732-4d17-a9b2-2ee605d141fc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7c59b198-4732-4d17-a9b2-2ee605d141fc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7c59b198-4732-4d17-a9b2-2ee605d141fc.json) ## Summary The Thrive into Work Individual Placement and Support Programme is being procured by NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands, based in Wolverhampton, England. This programme aims to enhance employment, health, and wellbeing outcomes for individuals with long-term health conditions or disabilities through the deployment of employment specialists in NHS services across the West Midlands. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a cumulative budget of £6,500,000 set for the contract period from 2nd October 2017 to 31st March 2020. Two key market engagement events are scheduled for 12th and 13th June 2017 in Wolverhampton and Birmingham, respectively, inviting stakeholders to influence the service design before the tender is formally issued. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in health and social work services, particularly those focused on support and employment services for individuals with disabilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) will be well-suited to compete, given the emphasis on community-based service delivery. Engaging in this process allows businesses to contribute their insights, tailor their bids to the needs of the commissioning bodies, and ultimately expand their footprint in the West Midlands market. ## Notice The West Midlands Combined Authority is working with NHS England, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), and the Department of Health (DH) to trial Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services in primary and community care settings. The aim is to test if this model can deliver a transformational improvement in employment, health, and wellbeing outcomes for people out of work with a self-defined long term health condition or disability. The trial will deploy IPS employment specialists across primary and community NHS services focused on four areas anticipated to be based around CCG geographies: Sandwell & West Birmingham, Birmingham South Central, Dudley and Wolverhampton. It will run from October 2017 to March 2020, hosted by Wolverhampton CCG on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority. The commissioner intends to hold two market engagement events, one in Wolverhampton on 12th June, and the other in Birmingham on 13th June. Full details are available as follows: Wolverhampton event (12th June): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/market-engagement-thrive-into-work-ips-programme-tickets-34848740521 Birmingham Event (13th June): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/market-engagement-thrive-into-work-ips-programme-tickets-34848733500 The events will aim to engage with the market for the above services and to seek their opinions on how the service should be framed when it goes out to procurement at the end of June. Providers are advised to ensure that they have downloaded a copy of the draft service specification which is attached to this advert as commissioners will be seeking feedback from the market in this regard. Additional information: This services being procured are Schedule 3 - Social and Other Specific Services and Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU acting on behalf of the Commissioner are bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to schedule 3 services. Full details of the process used will be defined in the tender documents including the intended time limits. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5117d133-0d6d-45f4-9100-f47b07828568 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement 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 | 26 May 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Jun 2017 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2017 - 31 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £6,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS | | Locality | WOLVERHAMPTON | | Post town | Wolverhampton | | Postcode | WV10 9RU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG39 Wolverhampton | | Local authority | Wolverhampton | | Electoral ward | Oxley | | Westminster constituency | Wolverhampton North East | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 26 May 2017 at 07:19 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5117d133-0d6d-45f4-9100-f47b07828568 - 25 May 2017 at 15:25 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5117d133-0d6d-45f4-9100-f47b07828568 - 25 May 2017 at 14:14 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5117d133-0d6d-45f4-9100-f47b07828568 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5117d133-0d6d-45f4-9100-f47b07828568 26th May 2017 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f200ecd4-3164-4519-9f7d-6db4b70b9c9b Service specification - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/market-engagement-thrive-into-work-ips-programme-tickets-34848740521 Market Engagement Booking Link - Wolverhampton (12th June) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/market-engagement-thrive-into-work-ips-programme-tickets-34848733500 Market Engagement Booking Link - Birmingham (13th June) - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8c15e903-35fe-4e20-87f3-e80b7e3a38b9 Thrive into Work Service Specification ## Notice URLs - https://wolverhamptonccg.nhs.uk/ ## 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-b5fd17-7c59b198-4732-4d17-a9b2-2ee605d141fc. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7c59b198-4732-4d17-a9b2-2ee605d141fc.json.