---
title: "IPS Expansion"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0468f3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2024-09-18"
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# IPS Expansion

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0468f3

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## Summary

NHS England has initiated a procurement process to expand access for individuals with severe and enduring mental illness to Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services under the title "IPS Expansion." This procurement falls within the business and management consultancy services category and covers 8 regional locations across England with 42 IPS services. The open procedure is currently at the award stage, following a tender that was active from 23/24 to 28/29. Key dates include a tender period ending on 20 June 2024 and an award made to Social Finance Limited on 10 September 2024. NHS England, a national agency based in Leeds, is coordinating this initiative, aiming to address regional provision disparities while adhering to the IPS Fidelity Model.

This expansion presents considerable opportunities for business growth, particularly for consultancies specialising in business and management services, and those capable of addressing complex regional and local healthcare needs. The successful tenderer will need to demonstrate high technical quality and social value, along with cost-effectiveness. Given the focus on coordinating responses to significant implementation challenges, businesses with experience in health service delivery and innovation, strong regional networks, and prior engagements with health organisations are well-suited to compete for such opportunities. The project’s scale and duration provide an excellent platform for market engagement and long-term strategic alignment with NHS goals.

## Notice

NHS England plans to expand access for people with severe and enduring mental illness to Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services to achieve over and above existing NHS Long Term Plan targets. Competing local priorities and significant regional variations in provision has meant that targets are not being realised. This project presents the opportunity for a delivery partner to co-ordinate a response to the key implementation challenges and opportunities presented by the expansion. This project would run from 23/24 - 28/29 to support the expansion of the existing IPS programme and its adherence to the IPS Fidelity Model.
A separate Single Tender Action BC-21501 for delivery of 23.24 is being submitted for approval as funding has been received so late in the financial year.

The provider will operate across 8 regional locations and 42 IPS services across England.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS England plans to expand access for people with severe and enduring mental illness to Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services to achieve over and above existing NHS Long Term Plan targets. Competing local priorities and significant regional variations in provision has meant that targets are not being realised. This project presents the opportunity for a delivery partner to co-ordinate a response to the key implementation challenges and opportunities presented by the expansion. This project would run from 23/24 - 28/29 to support the expansion of the existing IPS programme and its adherence to the IPS Fidelity Model.
A separate Single Tender Action BC-21501 for delivery of 23.24 is being submitted for approval as funding has been received so late in the financial year.

The provider will operate across 8 regional locations and 42 IPS services across England.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029886-2024 |
| 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 | 18 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £26,668,104 |
| Lots value | £26,668,104 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,668,022 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOCIAL FINANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2024 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029886-2024
- 20 May 2024 at 14:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015877-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//

## Provenance

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