--- title: "Invitation to Quote - 'Better Off In Work' Checks, Benefits Advocacy, Debt Advice and Support Service for People in contact with Secondary Mental Health Services in Shropshire And Telford & Wrekin" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8b0aa034-f97a-4492-ad6a-bda8804eb707" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b0aa034-f97a-4492-ad6a-bda8804eb707" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b0aa034-f97a-4492-ad6a-bda8804eb707.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b0aa034-f97a-4492-ad6a-bda8804eb707.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-01-31" --- # Invitation to Quote - 'Better Off In Work' Checks, Benefits Advocacy, Debt Advice and Support Service for People in contact with Secondary Mental Health Services in Shropshire And Telford & Wrekin Buyer: SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8b0aa034-f97a-4492-ad6a-bda8804eb707 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b0aa034-f97a-4492-ad6a-bda8804eb707) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b0aa034-f97a-4492-ad6a-bda8804eb707.json) ## Summary The Shropshire County Council is currently seeking quotations for the tender titled "Invitation to Quote - 'Better Off In Work' Checks, Benefits Advocacy, Debt Advice and Support Service for People in contact with Secondary Mental Health Services in Shropshire And Telford & Wrekin." This procurement falls under the benefit services category and is located in the West Midlands, England. The tender is actively in the planning stage, with a submission deadline set for 25th February 2022. The contract period is projected to begin on 1st April 2022 and conclude on 31st March 2023, with a total budget of £30,000 available for provision of the services. This tender represents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in employment support and advocacy services. Businesses with experience in providing services to individuals with mental health challenges or those offering financial and benefits advice would be particularly well-suited to participate. Engaging in this tender not only contributes to community wellbeing but also positions businesses to expand their service offerings in a growing sector supported by NHS funding. ## Notice As part of the NHS England continued funding of Individual Placement Support Services (IPS) for Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, Shropshire Council is commissioning a benefits, advocacy, debt advice and support service. NHS England is currently investing in the world's largest scale-up of IPS Services. The Long Term Plan commits to expanding access to IPS nationally to 115,000 people by 2029. It aims to support the expansion of IPS services so that more people who experience serious mental illness (SMI) can find and retain employment. Rates of employment are lower for people with mental health problems than for any other group of health conditions. IPS is an evidence-based approach to providing employment support for people experiencing serious mental health problems, shown to be twice as effective as vocational rehabilitation, and associated with reduced utilisation of other services, including use of inpatient admissions. IPS is based on eight principles, with increased fidelity to these principles correlated to better outcomes for service users. Enable have received confirmation of continued funding for Apr 2022 to Mar 2023 to continue to provide an IPS service across the area. Enable has provided a mental health employment service since 1994, and in 2009 became an IPS Centre of Excellence after it became the first service in the UK to be Fidelity Reviewed (the quality of IPS services are scored through independent review, called a Fidelity Review). Since then, in addition to the existing service for Shropshire's secondary mental health care, it has provided: * IPS services in Telford (ended due to budget reductions by Telford and Wrekin CCG), * IPS based services for IAPT in Shropshire and Telford, * Mentally ill Veterans * Mentally ill offenders (3 year project in conjunction with Centre for Mental Health) * Between 20012 and 2014, it obtained regional health funding to train and mentor eight secondary mental health employment teams via the Improve Project to become IPS services. Five of those services went on to become IPS Centres of Excellence. * Enable trains mental health and other employment workers in IPS and employer engagement. Within the funding for the IPS Service across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin there is provision for an element of 'better off in work' benefit checks, advocacy and support for patients receiving the IPS service ("Service Users"). This portion of the funding allocation will be PS20,000 per annum for Shropshire and PS10,000 for Telford & Wrekin (for a maximum of 1 year). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/024df83e-d469-4ea1-9941-ba77257dd02c | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Invitation to Quote | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jan 2022 | | Submission deadline | 25 Feb 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £30,000 | | 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 | SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | SHREWSBURY | | Post town | Shrewsbury | | Postcode | SY2 6ND | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG22 Shropshire | | Local authority | Shropshire | | Electoral ward | Abbey | | Westminster constituency | Shrewsbury | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75310000 - Benefit services ## Release History - 31 Jan 2022 at 09:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/024df83e-d469-4ea1-9941-ba77257dd02c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/024df83e-d469-4ea1-9941-ba77257dd02c 31st January 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c2bf8529-beaa-4341-b9a7-75f1eb6d3826 Invitation to Quote ## Notice URLs - http://www.shropshire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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