--- title: "Individual Placement Support (IPS) implementation, technical and operational support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f6399dce-2ac6-44f1-aba5-0b49b40ec038" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f6399dce-2ac6-44f1-aba5-0b49b40ec038" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f6399dce-2ac6-44f1-aba5-0b49b40ec038.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f6399dce-2ac6-44f1-aba5-0b49b40ec038.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND" published: "2021-06-11" --- # Individual Placement Support (IPS) implementation, technical and operational support Buyer: PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f6399dce-2ac6-44f1-aba5-0b49b40ec038 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f6399dce-2ac6-44f1-aba5-0b49b40ec038) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f6399dce-2ac6-44f1-aba5-0b49b40ec038.json) ## Summary The Public Health England (PHE) is currently seeking suppliers for a contract titled "Individual Placement Support (IPS) implementation, technical and operational support," aimed at establishing and running up to 25 new IPS services in community drug and alcohol treatment across England. The procurement process is in the Tender stage, with tenders due by 30th June 2021. The contract period will commence on 1st August 2021 and conclude on 31st March 2022. This opportunity falls under the category of specialist training services, and the procurement method used is an open procedure below the threshold. This tender presents a promising opportunity for businesses specialising in training services, particularly those experienced in IPS frameworks and community support. Companies that can facilitate the establishment of IPS services and provide technical support are well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can demonstrate expertise in creating local communities of IPS practice and developing digital management tools may find this tender particularly advantageous for business growth. ## Notice PHE is seeking a supplier of IPS technical support to support the establishment and running of up to 25 new IPS services working in community drug and alcohol treatment across England. The support available to every area without exception must include: - IPS implementation support, to assist new areas in establishing new IPS services. This support must be provided by experienced IPS professionals - IPS technical support to support the new areas and former IPS-AD trial areas to work towards and then maintain good fidelity to the IPS model. This support must also be provided by experienced IPS professionals. - Access to locally-based communities of IPS practice (COPs), led by appropriately experienced and skilled IPS practitioners. This COPs must be facilitated by experienced IPS professionals, and should ideally enable the development of links between new IPS services working in community drug and alcohol treatment and more established ones working in secondary mental health services - Support to create on-demand, accessible digital dashboards for key management information, including facilitating stakeholder access to dashboard reports The contract period is 1st August 2021 to 31st March 2022. Additional information: Details are included in the attached Specification Document 2. Tenders should be submitted directly to Paul Anders with the details in this notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37d0a1c4-86cc-4f05-b30b-d4b8191d6c92 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 8UG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank | | Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80510000 - Specialist training services ## Release History - 11 Jun 2021 at 14:08 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37d0a1c4-86cc-4f05-b30b-d4b8191d6c92 - 11 Jun 2021 at 13:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37d0a1c4-86cc-4f05-b30b-d4b8191d6c92 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37d0a1c4-86cc-4f05-b30b-d4b8191d6c92 11th June 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/59c5a942-9d0f-40ad-befe-6a3410a0d512 Specification Document 2 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7ba90093-2a05-4e22-999d-a57b07353405 Specification Document 2 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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