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title: "Direct Award Mental Health Employment Support and Employment Advice Services (Isle of Wight only)"
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# Direct Award Mental Health Employment Support and Employment Advice Services (Isle of Wight only)

Buyer: NHS HAMPSHIRE, SOUTHAMPTON AND ISLE OF WIGHT CCG  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d6b7

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## Summary

The NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has awarded a contract for Mental Health Employment Support and Employment Advice Services, specifically for the Isle of Wight. This contract, valued at £955,355, will be delivered by OSEL Enterprises Ltd over a period of three years, with the option for a two-year extension. The procurement process was marked as a direct award, justified by the well-established nature of OSEL's services, which supports the ongoing mental health transformation in the area. The completion date of the contract was officially recorded on 12th October 2021. The services will be delivered at various locations across the Isle of Wight, focusing on health and social work services.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in health and social care, particularly those specialising in mental health support, employment services, and community integration programmes. Companies that can demonstrate strong local ties, an understanding of mental health challenges, and the capacity to deliver effective support services would be well-suited to compete. As the contract encompasses direct employment support and service integration with local organisations, businesses with experience in providing holistic and community-oriented services will be at an advantage.

## Notice

Following on from the PIN placed on the 19th August 2021 Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG, Isle of Wight only are awarding the Mental Health Employment Support and Employment Advice Services (Isle of Wight only) Contract to to OSEL Enterprises Ltd. For a 3-year contract with an annual capped value of PS191,071 per annum and with the option to extend for a further 2 year or parts thereof, at Commission Discretion. Giving a total maximum contract value of PS955,355 plus any contract uplifts as part of the standard NHS Contract and any national directives during the lifetime of the contract. The CCG consider the justification for moving to direct award sound in that these services, (currently provided by OSEL), are well established and neither are subject to any significant change or service development, which other Mental Health (MH) services are as part of the continuing, island wide MH transformation process. The current service comprises two elements :- * The Mental Health Employment Advice Service is embedded and integrated into the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and receives referrals via the IOW NHS Trust Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service to its trained employment advisors * The Mental Health Employment Support Service receives referrals via Primary Care, Secondary Tier mental health services, social care and other third sector organisations etc. The primary requirements for considering a direct award as the best contracting option, (as stated in the Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition Regs, (2013)), are as detailed below. Based upon these criteria and noting that there are no significant service development or changes planned, a direct award process is justified for the services currently provided by OSEL. These services are provided by OSEL Enterprises Ltd under one overarching contract and the Provider has a wide range of complex and long-term, well-established, integrated working frameworks across a range of statutory and voluntary organisations employing specialist multi-disciplinary staff. OSEL Enterprises Ltd has strong, well established working relationships with sources of referral with team members embedded and integrated into specialist Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) and IAPT teams. The Provider also maintains strong working relationships with a range of Island based companies and other employing organisations which have been built upon over a number of years. Additionally, OSEL Enterprises is a direct employer offering place-based work experience and paid employment to those who access the MH Employment Support Service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Following on from the PIN placed on the 19th August 2021 Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG, Isle of Wight only are awarding the Mental Health Employment Support and Employment Advice Services (Isle of Wight only) Contract to to OSEL Enterprises Ltd. For a 3-year contract with an annual capped value of PS191,071 per annum and with the option to extend for a further 2 year or parts thereof, at Commission Discretion. Giving a total maximum contract value of PS955,355 plus any contract uplifts as part of the standard NHS Contract and any national directives during the lifetime of the contract. The CCG consider the justification for moving to direct award sound in that these services, (currently provided by OSEL), are well established and neither are subject to any significant change or service development, which other Mental Health (MH) services are as part of the continuing, island wide MH transformation process. The current service comprises two elements :- * The Mental Health Employment Advice Service is embedded and integrated into the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and receives referrals via the IOW NHS Trust Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service to its trained employment advisors * The Mental Health Employment Support Service receives referrals via Primary Care, Secondary Tier mental health services, social care and other third sector organisations etc. The primary requirements for considering a direct award as the best contracting option, (as stated in the Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition Regs, (2013)), are as detailed below. Based upon these criteria and noting that there are no significant service development or changes planned, a direct award process is justified for the services currently provided by OSEL. These services are provided by OSEL Enterprises Ltd under one overarching contract and the Provider has a wide range of complex and long-term, well-established, integrated working frameworks across a range of statutory and voluntary organisations employing specialist multi-disciplinary staff. OSEL Enterprises Ltd has strong, well established working relationships with sources of referral with team members embedded and integrated into specialist Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) and IAPT teams. The Provider also maintains strong working relationships with a range of Island based companies and other employing organisations which have been built upon over a number of years. Additionally, OSEL Enterprises is a direct employer offering place-based work experience and paid employment to those who access the MH Employment Support Service Additional information: Following on from the PIN placed on the 19th August 2021 Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG, Isle of Wight only are awarding the Mental Health Employment Support and Employment Advice Services (Isle of Wight only) Contract to to OSEL Enterprises Ltd. For a 3-year contract with an annual capped value of PS191,071 per annum and with the option to extend for a further 2 year or parts thereof, at Commission Discretion. Giving a total maximum contract value of PS955,355 plus any contract uplifts as part of the standard NHS Contract and any national directives during the lifetime of the contract. The CCG consider the justification for moving to direct award sound in that these services, (currently provided by OSEL), are well established and neither are subject to any significant change or service development, which other Mental Health (MH) services are as part of the continuing, island wide MH transformation process. The current service comprises two elements :- * The Mental Health Employment Advice Service is embedded and integrated into the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and receives referrals via the IOW NHS Trust Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service to its trained employment advisors * The Mental Health Employment Support Service receives referrals via Primary Care, Secondary Tier mental health services, social care and other third sector organisations etc. The primary requirements for considering a direct award as the best contracting option, (as stated in the Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition Regs, (2013)), are as detailed below. Based upon these criteria and noting that there are no significant service development or changes planned, a direct award process is justified for the services currently provided by OSEL. These services are provided by OSEL Enterprises Ltd under one overarching contract and the Provider has a wide range of complex and long-term, well-established, integrated working frameworks across a range of statutory and voluntary organisations employing specialist multi-disciplinary staff. OSEL Enterprises Ltd has strong, well established working relationships with sources of referral with team members embedded and integrated into specialist Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) and IAPT teams. The Provider also maintains strong working relationships with a range of Island based companies and other employing organisations which have been built upon over a number of years. Additionally, OSEL Enterprises is a direct employer offering place-based work experience and paid employment to those who access the MH Employment Support Service

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025525-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £955,355 |
| Lots value | £955,355 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £955,355 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HAMPSHIRE, SOUTHAMPTON AND ISLE OF WIGHT CCG |
| Locality | WINCHESTER |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight, TLJ34 Isle of Wight |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OSEL ENTERPRISES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2021 at 19:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025525-2021
- 19 Aug 2021 at 09:51 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020296-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning

## Provenance

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