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title: "Individual Placement and Support Project"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0439bc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2024-06-04"
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# Individual Placement and Support Project

Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0439bc

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## Summary

The Suffolk County Council has completed the procurement process for the "Individual Placement and Support Project" in the health services industry category. The project aimed to provide employment support for individuals of working age in Suffolk undergoing drug and/or alcohol treatment, helping them secure sustainable employment. The contract, valued at £280,756 GBP, was awarded to Intuitive Thinking Skills Limited. The Council is the buying organisation, and the procurement method was an open procedure.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in health services and employment support to engage with Suffolk County Council. The procurement stage has concluded, and the contract has been awarded, offering potential for collaborations with the Council on future projects. Businesses focusing on health services and employment support are well-suited to compete and contribute to the success of similar initiatives within Suffolk.

## Notice

The Suffolk IPS Scheme will be available to individuals of working age (18+), resident in Suffolk, engaged in structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol issues, and who are out of work. The 'structured treatment' will be provided by our commissioned 'all age' Integrated Drugs and Alcohol Treatment service. Contract value is for the entire period of the contract excluding VAT.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Suffolk IPS Scheme will be available to individuals of working age (18+), resident in Suffolk, engaged in structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol issues, and who are out of work. The 'structured treatment' will be provided by our commissioned 'all age' Integrated Drugs and Alcohol Treatment service. The Scheme will provide bespoke 'packages' of support to assist service users in securing sustainable, paid employment. Referrals into the Scheme will be made by staff from the Suffolk commissioned Integrated Drugs and Alcohol Treatment Service. This will ensure that structured drug or alcohol treatment has commenced prior to the IPS referral. It will also ensure that the drug and alcohol treatment staff can explore, with the service user, how commencing employment might impact the individual's treatment. Engagement with the Suffolk IPS scheme will be recorded within an individual's drug and alcohol treatment care plan by the Integrated Drugs and Alcohol Treatment Service. The IPS staff will work flexibly across the county, ensuring equity of service provision and adjusting delivery in response to any changes in demand. While the Provider will be expected to use staff in the most efficient way, the staffing establishment is expected to have as a minimum one Senior Employment Specialist and two Employment Specialists at whole time equivalent and salary should be competitive with similar roles. The Provider will ensure that there is adequate service provision across the county even during periods of staff absence. The IPS programme employs the Fidelity Scale to ensure the support provided are individualised to the client and the Fidelity scale also defines the critical ingredients of IPS which are expected to have greater effectiveness to obtain better outcomes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017258-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Award date | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £284,048 |
| Lots value | £284,048 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £280,756 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England), TLH14 Suffolk CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INTUITIVE THINKING SKILLS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 4 Jun 2024 at 10:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017258-2024
- 21 Mar 2024 at 17:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009269-2024
- 14 Feb 2024 at 08:08 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004862-2024
- 13 Feb 2024 at 12:47 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004788-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.suffolksourcing.uk
- https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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