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title: "Recruitment Pilot for Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Services"
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# Recruitment Pilot for Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Services

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-db6b0283-2df9-4e12-949a-69fe11a03bc6

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## Summary

The NHS England is seeking services for a Recruitment Pilot for Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Services. This initiative aims to design and deliver a national recruitment program to expand the Mental Health (MH) workforce by filling Employment Specialist positions within IPS services. The contract starts in early February and runs until 31 March 2025. The procurement process is managed by the Atamis system with a tender end date of 16th January 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for organisations involved in providing administrative healthcare services to participate in the national recruitment program. Businesses with expertise in innovative recruitment practices, applicant database development, and candidate sourcing outside the traditional MH workforce are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold, offering businesses a chance to contribute to the urgent expansion of the MH workforce in the UK.

## Notice

NHS England would like to tender for the services of an organisation to design and deliver a national recruitment initiative which includes the development of an applicant database for existing and future IPS roles, standardized materials for the advertising of roles along with delivery of innovative recruitment practices with IPS providers to fill vacancies for Employment Specialists within Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services. This programme will support urgently needed expansion of MH workforce to recover the LTP commitment around access to IPS employment support. The national recruitment programme will help MH employers to identify and recruit suitable candidates outside of the traditional MH workforce for existing and future IPS roles. This contract is to start in early February and run until 31 March 2025. This procurement process is being managed by the Atamis system. To access the procurement documents or raise any queries please go to the following link https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click on 'View our Live Opportunities'.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6871986e-5c7e-4a76-ae3d-c3fccc17b631 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Feb 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| 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 ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services

## Release History

- 15 Dec 2022 at 14:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6871986e-5c7e-4a76-ae3d-c3fccc17b631
- 15 Dec 2022 at 13:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dd4b061-8a01-4bd2-b51b-90a383d73c8a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6871986e-5c7e-4a76-ae3d-c3fccc17b631
  15th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dd4b061-8a01-4bd2-b51b-90a383d73c8a
  15th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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