--- title: "NEL ICB-Individual Placement Support (IPS) Newham, BHR and Waltham Forest - Multi-Lots:" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039290" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039290" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039290.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039290.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2022-12-19" --- # NEL ICB-Individual Placement Support (IPS) Newham, BHR and Waltham Forest - Multi-Lots: Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039290 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039290) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039290.json) ## Summary The NHS North East London Integrated Care Board is seeking to commission Mental Health Individual Placement Service and Employment Support Service in Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, Newham, and Waltham Forest regions. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category. The tender, titled NEL ICB-Individual Placement Support (IPS) Newham, BHR and Waltham Forest, aims to support individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) to gain appropriate employment. The total contract value for lot 1 is £4,517,367.50, with a contract period starting on 1st July 2023 and possibly ending on 30th June 2028. The deadline for submission of tenders is 25th January 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for organisations providing mental health support services to engage in delivering person-centred employment services. Businesses well-suited to compete are those with experience in supporting individuals with mental health conditions to enter the workforce. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with a deadline for submission on 25th January 2023. Interested businesses can access the ITT documentation via the e-tendering portal to express interest and submit bids for lot 1. The emphasis on person-centred approaches and partnership working aligns with the growing emphasis on mental health wellbeing in the employment landscape. ## Notice NHS North East London ICB (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") is seeking to commission a Mental Health Individual Placement Service and Employment Support Service ("the Services") in North East London ICB Boroughs covered within Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR), Newham and Waltham Forest (WF) regions. It is widely accepted that good employment is generally positive for a person's mental health, including those who have a mental health condition. Work supports and promotes social and economic inclusion and enables a person to be more independent and therefore have more control over their life, all of which have been identified as protective factors of mental wellbeing. For this reason, it is widely acknowledged among professionals that the longer people are absent from or out of work, the more likely they are to experience depression and/or anxiety. Therefore, the aim of this Mental Health employment service is to support people to gain appropriate employment. ### Lot Information MENTAL HEALTH IPS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES for Barking, Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge (BHR) & Waltham Forest ICB. Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest The aim of this Mental Health Individual Placement Service and Mental Health employment service is to support people to gain appropriate employment. The Provider must: * Support people with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who want to work by providing education and training to develop job seeking skills, while supporting their job search and placement * Develop skills and capability within employers, employment services, other settings such as colleges and mental health services to better understand mental health and employment issues so they can more effectively support people with mental health problems * Develop partnership working between public, private and voluntary sector organisations to work together to support people with mental health problems, building whole system capacity * Lead by example as an employer of people with lived experience of mental health problems The provider of this service will offer an open, flexible and responsive range of opportunities to people who have SMI. A wide range of approaches and interventions will be offered by the successful organisation. The service will deliver person-centred support to adults with SMI to gain paid employment. Services will be provided on the basis that each person using the service is an individual, with their own strengths, needs, life experiences, beliefs, aspirations, friendship and support networks. Therefore, to establish an effective relationship, services must be person-centred and outcome-focused. Assumptions should be avoided, as should taking a 'one size fits all' approach when considering how to engage with individuals or how to offer or deliver support. The approach will give consideration of gender, race disability or sexuality and depends on organisational culture. Staff should be supported to ensure they have the appropriate training, and approach towards the people they are supporting. NEL ICB is procuring IPS and Employment Support Services for BHR and Waltham Forest Additional information: The Contract is expected to commence on 1st July 2023 for an initial period 9 months and 2 years. The Contract may be extended for an additional period of up to two years, at the sole discretion of the Authority. Lot 1:The total contract value for lot 1 for the 9 months and 4 years is PS4,517,367.50 The Contract is expected to commence on 01 July 2023, with the possible deadline for delivery of the service being 30 June 2028. Bidders are requested to review the content of the ITT guidance document carefully, register their organisation, and express their interest in the ITT via the e-tendering portal (ProContract). ITT documentation can be accessed following initial registration and expression of interest via the e-tendering portal: https://proContract.due-north.com/register Any reference to "the e-tendering portal" should be considered reflective of the above web address. The ITT has been issued through the e-tendering portal. All Bidders wishing to participate must complete and submit Bids that comply with the requirements set out in the Document 1 - ITT Guidance Document. Bidders are required to complete the online questionnaire on ProContract and upload any attachments as indicated before the deadline for submission of bids specified in the ITT document. The project on ProContract Portal can be accessed by clicking the following link: -(https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=109c80d3-306f-ed11-811c-005056b64545) The deadline for the submission of tender is 14:00 Thursday - 25 January 2023. The deadline for any clarification questions is 16 January 2023. All clarification questions must be submitted via the messaging facility on Pro-contract. Renewal: The Contract is expected to commence on 01 June 2023 for an initial period of 9 months and 2 years. The Contract can be extended for an additional period of up to two years, at the sole discretion of the Authority. Mental Health Individual Placement Service and Employment Support Service in Newham Borough of Newham: The aim of this Mental Health Individual Placement Service and Mental Health employment service is to support people to gain appropriate employment. The Provider must: * Support people with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who want to work by providing education and training to develop job seeking skills, while supporting their job search and placement * Develop skills and capability within employers, employment services, other settings such as colleges and mental health services to better understand mental health and employment issues so they can more effectively support people with mental health problems * Develop partnership working between public, private and voluntary sector organisations to work together to support people with mental health problems, building whole system capacity * Lead by example as an employer of people with lived experience of mental health problems. The provider of this service will offer an open, flexible and responsive range of opportunities to people who have SMI. A wide range of approaches and interventions will be offered by the successful organisation. The service will deliver person-centred support to adults with SMI to gain paid employment. Services will be provided on the basis that each person using the service is an individual, with their own strengths, needs, life experiences, beliefs, aspirations, friendship and support networks. Therefore, to establish an effective relationship, services must be person-centred and outcome-focused. Assumptions should be avoided, as should taking a 'one size fits all' approach when considering how to engage with individuals or how to offer or deliver support. The approach will give consideration of gender, race disability or sexuality and depends on organisational culture. Staff should be supported to ensure they have the appropriate training, and approach towards the people they are supporting. NEL ICB is procuring IPS and Employment Support Services for Newham Additional information: The Contract is expected to commence on 1st July 2023 for an initial period 9 months and 2 years. The Contract may be extended for an additional period of up to two years, at the sole discretion of the Authority. Lot 2: The total contract value for lot 2 for the 9 months and 4 years is PS1,419,300 The Contract is expected to commence on 01 July 2023, with the possible deadline for delivery of the service being 30 June 2028. Bidders are requested to review the content of the ITT guidance document carefully, register their organisation, and express their interest in the ITT via the e-tendering portal (ProContract). ITT documentation can be accessed following initial registration and expression of interest via the e-tendering portal: https://proContract.due-north.com/register Any reference to "the e-tendering portal" should be considered reflective of the above web address. The ITT has been issued through the e-tendering portal. All Bidders wishing to participate must complete and submit Bids that comply with the requirements set out in the Document 1 - ITT Guidance Document. Bidders are required to complete the online questionnaire on ProContract and upload any attachments as indicated before the deadline for submission of bids specified in the ITT document. The project on ProContract Portal can be accessed by clicking the following link: -(https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=109c80d3-306f-ed11-811c-005056b64545) The deadline for the submission of tender is 14:00 Thursday - 25 January 2023. The deadline for any clarification questions is 16 January 2023. All clarification questions must be submitted via the messaging facility on Pro-contract. Renewal: The Contract is expected to commence on 01 June 2023 for an initial period of three years. The Contract can be extended for an additional period of up to two years, at the sole discretion of the Authority. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035902-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jan 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,936,667 | | Lots value | £5,936,667 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | 5 STATION STREET | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E15 1DA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Newham | | Electoral ward | Stratford | | Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow | | Delivery location | TLI41 Hackney and Newham, TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering, TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 19 Dec 2022 at 16:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035902-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/ - https://proContract.due-north.com/register - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=109c80d3-306f-ed11-811c-005056b64545 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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