--- title: "Tower Hamlets Mental Health Supported Employment Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-91d11c1b-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-91d11c1b-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-91d11c1b-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-91d11c1b-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NEL COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2016-11-18" --- # Tower Hamlets Mental Health Supported Employment Service Buyer: NEL COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-91d11c1b-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-91d11c1b-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-91d11c1b-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The procurement process concerns the Tower Hamlets Mental Health Supported Employment Service, initiated by the NEL Commissioning Support Unit. This service aims to provide high-fidelity Individual Placement and Support (IPS) to individuals engaged with secondary mental health services in Tower Hamlets, London. The contract is set to commence on 1st April 2016, following an open procurement method. Interested parties were encouraged to express their interest by 7th August 2015, with estimated project values ranging between £200,000 and £300,000, extending from 2016 to 2018. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the health and social care sectors, particularly those experienced in delivering IPS or similar employment-related services. Organisations with expertise in working with individuals in mental health contexts or those capable of rapidly hiring and training specialised staff are particularly well-suited to compete. By participating, these businesses can enhance their reach and integration within the health services landscape while contributing positively to community mental health outcomes. ## Notice The Contract is likely to be co-commissioned between NHS Tower Hamlets CCG and an independent commissioner funded through the Cabinet Office. A payment by outcomes element will be included in the contracting model. The new contract would commence from 1st April 2016. This service will provide an intensive, personalised supported employment service to people in contact with secondary mental health services within Tower Hamlets. The service will be expected to maintain high fidelity to the principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS), an evidence-based model promoted by the Centre for Mental Health in the UK. The principles of IPS include, but are not limited, to: * Focus on paid, competitive employment * Employment specialists embedded in clinical mental health teams, with service users receiving employment advice alongside ongoing mental health support * Rapid job search, followed by extended in-work support * Low caseloads (typically 20-25) Further information on IPS can be found at the Centre for Mental Health's website: http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/individual-placement-and-support We would look for providers to aim to become part of the Centre for Mental Health's Centres of Excellence programme over the course of the contract. Additional information: NHS Tower Hamlets CCG wishes to test market interest for a potential procurement for the Tower Hamlets Mental Health Supported Employment Service. Our key requirements for suppliers of this service are: * Knowledge, understanding, and - where possible - experience of delivering high-fidelity Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services. Note: Where suppliers have not delivered high-fidelity IPS previously, they may reference past experience of delivering other employment- or mental health-related services. In these cases, suppliers should carefully explain how the experience of delivering these services would enable them to deliver high-fidelity IPS. They should also demonstrate an understanding of how these services differed from IPS, for example because of higher caseloads or the use of a "train then place" approach that starts with work preparation activities before job search. * Experience working with people in contact with secondary mental health services * Capability and capacity to: hire and train employment specialists in a short period of time; manage staff working from multiple locations, ensuring that they deliver high-fidelity IPS to their service users; and implement high-quality performance monitoring systems to enable relevant data collection * Experience and/or capability to work in close collaboration with an NHS Foundation Trust, including co-locating staff * Appropriate financial management and governance structures in place Suppliers are advised to express an interest if they meet the criteria identified above and would consider bidding for this service should the CCG opt to carry out a procurement. You can express an interest by sending a brief e-mail to Jacqueline Chambers via WELCPOD-procurement@nelcsu.nhs.uk The deadline for submitting a response for this market testing exercise is at 7th August 2015 at 12pm. Your e-mail should include: * Name of organisation * Organisation type and legal form (charity, social enterprise, private company, etc.) * Name and contact details of a lead contact * Brief (max 100 word) description of experience working with people in contact with secondary mental health services * Brief (max 100 word) description of experience providing IPS or other employment or vocational services * Any critical questions that you need to answer to determine whether to continue to be interested in this procurement process. Please note there will be further opportunities to ask questions both prior to and during the process. Please note that this is a market testing exercise to inform the CCGs' decision making process. This does not commit the CCG to carrying out a procurement process. A response to this notice places no obligation on the responding organisation to proceed with any subsequent procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cc6ff8c-35da-42bc-90b2-f8b18ec3ba72 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | 7 Aug 2015 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2016 - 30 Mar 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Cancelled | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NEL COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2A 2DU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Hackney | | Electoral ward | Hoxton East & Shoreditch | | Westminster constituency | Hackney South and Shoreditch | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - TenderCancellation - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cc6ff8c-35da-42bc-90b2-f8b18ec3ba72 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cc6ff8c-35da-42bc-90b2-f8b18ec3ba72 14th July 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/individual-placement-and-support - http://www.nelcsu.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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