--- title: "Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services for NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-82e0882d-9af5-418a-bd73-9aadd339333b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-82e0882d-9af5-418a-bd73-9aadd339333b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-82e0882d-9af5-418a-bd73-9aadd339333b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-82e0882d-9af5-418a-bd73-9aadd339333b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2019-08-23" --- # Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services for NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-82e0882d-9af5-418a-bd73-9aadd339333b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-82e0882d-9af5-418a-bd73-9aadd339333b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-82e0882d-9af5-418a-bd73-9aadd339333b.json) ## Summary NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is conducting a tender process for "Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services" on behalf of NHS Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The procurement is currently at the Tender stage, with a closing date for submissions on 23rd September 2019. The contract, worth £689,000, is expected to commence on 1st January 2020 and run until 31st March 2021, with a possible extension of up to 24 months contingent on service performance and funding availability. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services, particularly those offering employment support solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the project aims to establish a robust IPS service to aid in the integration of secondary mental health services in the region. Successful bidders will have the chance to become key stakeholders in a project that aims to improve local employment outcomes and facilitate partnerships within the healthcare community. ## Notice NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement on behalf of NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG. This Invitation to Tender provides information pertaining to the procurement for Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services. The purpose of this procurement is to secure a Service Provider to deliver Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services to the Telford and Wrekin Council geographical area. * Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (http://www.telfordccg.nhs.uk) NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG have been awarded funding by NHS England to be used for partnering with local employment services to deliver a new Individual Placement Service (IPS).The service would aim to receive 130 referrals over a period of approx 15 months. An appropriately staffed IPS employment service in the Telford and Wrekin geographical area for secondary mental health services, will ensure: * The development of a consistent, fidelity reviewed IPS Employment service in Telford and Wrekin; * More than doubling the number of people being supported into employment; * Improved partnership working, connectivity to STP transformation planning, data & performance monitoring, and improved links across the system; * Increased integration with the Mental Health Trust to ensure that the service can achieve a fidelity rating of 'good'. The contract will be initially for a 15 month period with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. Please note any extension is reliant on the service being self-sufficient. The funding available is PS343,000.00 over the initial contract period, future funding cannot be guaranteed. The successful Provider will be required to sign the NHS Standard Contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions. The service model being procured is a standard know model currently being delivered by Providers across the United Kingdom. Additional information: Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process. This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk. Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for clinical 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 are following is set out in the MOI. As the CCG 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 to this procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f41d0ca2-820f-4e2c-af3b-dd9b60b2219f | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Aug 2019 | | Submission deadline | 23 Sep 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £689,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 23 Aug 2019 at 13:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f41d0ca2-820f-4e2c-af3b-dd9b60b2219f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f41d0ca2-820f-4e2c-af3b-dd9b60b2219f 23rd August 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk This Tender can be accessed via tha Bravo eTendering System ## Notice URLs - http://www.telfordccg.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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