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title: "Provision of Employment Advisors in IAPT for NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG"
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# Provision of Employment Advisors in IAPT for NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e040f985-ffe1-4359-9ce2-3f5f40ba37de

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## Summary

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is currently engaged in the provision of Employment Advisors under the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative. This procurement process, defined as an open tender procedure, aims to deliver integrated employment support services to individuals facing mental and physical health challenges. The contract was awarded to Ingeus UK Ltd, with a total value of £1,008,000 for a period of six months, commencing from 1st April 2022 and potentially extending until 31st March 2023, depending on funding confirmation. The tender closed on 12th November 2021, and the services are to be delivered in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

This opportunity presents significant potential for growth, particularly for businesses offering workforce integration services or supporting mental health rehabilitation. Companies specialising in personnel placement and those with expertise in employment support mechanisms for individuals with health-related barriers would be well-positioned to compete. The financial cap on bids also encourages smaller and medium-sized enterprises, as well as voluntary community social enterprises, to participate, fostering a diverse range of proposals that can adapt to the changing landscape of employment support within the NHS framework.

## Notice

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (formerly Clinical Commissioning Group) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering an Employment Advisors in IAPT service, by responding to the opportunity as required and described in the published tender documentation. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) acted as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process. The process was a one stage open process. Employment Advisors (EA) in IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) is a project jointly run by the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) and DoHSC (Department of Health and Social Care). It has been set up in recognition that there are poorer employment outcomes for people with coexisting mental and physical health problems. It aims to increase the availability of employment support within IAPT services to ensure that there is sufficient employment support capacity to provide a fully integrated therapy and employment support for people who are employed, those off sick from work and those who are unemployed and looking to find work. The awarded contract is for 6 months from 1st April 2022 to 30th September 2022, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 6 months until 31st March 2023 (subject to further confirmation of external funding beyond initial term). There was a financial threshold associated with this procurement. Any bids exceeding PS1,008,000.00 per annum were to be excluded from evaluation and disqualified from the process. No bids over PS1,008,000.00 would be accepted.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd9b5e32-0056-4d07-b75b-292f13259441 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,008,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,008,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 3QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INGEUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2022 at 18:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd9b5e32-0056-4d07-b75b-292f13259441

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd9b5e32-0056-4d07-b75b-292f13259441
  29th July 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/

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