--- title: "PSR- Direct Award C - Employment Advisor Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c650" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c650" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c650.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c650.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2025-06-09" --- # PSR- Direct Award C - Employment Advisor Services Buyer: EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c650 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c650) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c650.json) ## Summary The East London NHS Foundation Trust is engaging in a direct award for the provision of Employment Advisor Services under the title "PSR- Direct Award C." This procurement falls under the health services category, classified by the CPV code 85100000, and is located in the UKI42 region, primarily aimed at supporting the DWP project within IAPT services. The procurement stage is complete, with the award having been made to Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham as of 9th June 2025. This initiative aims to integrate support for individuals with common mental health conditions, facilitated through an open procurement method under the legal framework of CELEX:32014L0024. This tender creates substantial opportunities for innovative small to medium-sized enterprises specialising in health services and mental health support. Businesses adept in health service delivery and those equipped to support employment and education initiatives for individuals in therapy could significantly benefit from such contracts. The involvement in this process could amplify the business's reach in the healthcare sector, facilitating partnerships with public bodies like the NHS. Such opportunities not only promise potential financial growth but also allow businesses to contribute to meaningful societal change by aiding in the anxiety and mental health rehabilitation space. ## Notice Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham shall support the DWP project of Employment Support within IAPT services to ensure more people with common mental health conditions are getting the integrated support they need to improve their mental health and remain in, return to or find work. The EAs will provide skill-based interventions, information and practical support to help people receiving IAPT services to: * Remain in/Return to * Find work * Access to further education and training Mind in Tower Hamlets abd Newham will: * Ensure supervision and leadership of the EAs with Senior support. * Release new and existing EAs/Senior EAs to receive mandatory training and provide opportunities for EAs to consolidate their training by receiving dedicated time and access to appropriate clients/cases to practice the interventions they will be trained to provide. * Offer employment support to all IAPT clients at assessment and regularly throughout the course of their treatment and at the point of treatment completion/discharge from treatment. * Record all direct and indirect EA patient activity on IAPTus (contractor data system) and collect all necessary EA outcome measures. * Ensure that all new national data requests and outcome measures introduced by the DWP/IAPT are met. * Innovatively use EA capacity to meet periods of increased demand e.g., providing EA groups. * Maintain effective communication and joint working with the IAPT service and proactively raise any performance concerns e.g., requiring an increased number of EA referrals, in relevant forums. * Ensure that the patient complaints template shared with the IAPT service is regularly updated with patient complaints and resolution actions and escalated to the IAPT service promptly, when necessary. * Proactively and promptly notify the IAPT service of any serious incidents; sharing all related information and documentation and participate all related investigations. Support evaluation by: a)Ensuring appropriate consent procedures are in place to support the data collection, data reporting and data sharing arrangements to allow for the effective evaluation of the project using the standardized consent forms b) Provide specified management to support the roll out and evaluation for the initiative c) Release EAs/Senior EAs to participate in research activity such as qualitative interviews and support observation conducted by an independent research organisation as part of the process of the evaluation d) Feedback any concerns during the initiative to the EAs in IAPT team e) Develop appropriate information sharing protocols to allow for the information exchange between IAPT and employment support services which should support effective joint working, outcome monitoring, and review ### Lot Information Lot 1 Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham shall support the DWP project of Employment Support within IAPT services to ensure more people with common mental health conditions are getting the integrated support they need to improve their mental health and remain in, return to or find work. The EAs will provide skill-based interventions, information and practical support to help people receiving IAPT services to: * Remain in/Return to * Find work * Access to further education and training Mind in Tower Hamlets abd Newham will: * Ensure supervision and leadership of the EAs with Senior support. * Release new and existing EAs/Senior EAs to receive mandatory training and provide opportunities for EAs to consolidate their training by receiving dedicated time and access to appropriate clients/cases to practice the interventions they will be trained to provide. * Offer employment support to all IAPT clients at assessment and regularly throughout the course of their treatment and at the point of treatment completion/discharge from treatment. * Record all direct and indirect EA patient activity on IAPTus (contractor data system) and collect all necessary EA outcome measures. * Ensure that all new national data requests and outcome measures introduced by the DWP/IAPT are met. * Innovatively use EA capacity to meet periods of increased demand e.g., providing EA groups. * Maintain effective communication and joint working with the IAPT service and proactively raise any performance concerns e.g., requiring an increased number of EA referrals, in relevant forums. * Ensure that the patient complaints template shared with the IAPT service is regularly updated with patient complaints and resolution actions and escalated to the IAPT service promptly, when necessary. * Proactively and promptly notify the IAPT service of any serious incidents; sharing all related information and documentation and participate all related investigations. Support evaluation by: a)Ensuring appropriate consent procedures are in place to support the data collection, data reporting and data sharing arrangements to allow for the effective evaluation of the project using the standardized consent forms b) Provide specified management to support the roll out and evaluation for the initiative c) Release EAs/Senior EAs to participate in research activity such as qualitative interviews and support observation conducted by an independent research organisation as part of the process of the evaluation d) Feedback any concerns during the initiative to the EAs in IAPT team e) Develop appropriate information sharing protocols to allow for the information exchange between IAPT and employment support services which should support effective joint working, outcome monitoring, and review. Additional information: PSR- Direct Award C Renewal: option for 2 x 12 months extension ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031092-2025 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Jun 2025 | | Submission deadline | 13 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 31 Mar 2025 | | Contract period | 9 Aug 2023 - 9 Aug 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | Lots value | £1,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £615,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E1 8DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Whitechapel | | Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney | | Delivery location | TLI41 Hackney and Newham, TLI42 Tower Hamlets | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | MIND IN TOWER HAMLETS AND NEWHAM | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services ## Release History - 9 Jun 2025 at 16:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031092-2025 - 4 May 2023 at 12:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012793-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://mithn.org.uk - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ - https://www.england.nhs.uk// - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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