--- title: "Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness (IPS for SMI) 2025 - Essex" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b2c0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b2c0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b2c0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b2c0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-10-31" --- # Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness (IPS for SMI) 2025 - Essex Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b2c0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b2c0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b2c0.json) ## Summary Essex County Council is seeking to procure a service titled "Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness (IPS for SMI) 2025" with a focus on health and social work services. This tender is in the procurement stage and is currently active. The procurement will be conducted via an open procedure with electronic submissions accepted until 28th November 2024. The service is aimed at supporting individuals with severe mental illnesses to find paid employment and will cover the entire Essex region, including Southend and Thurrock. The initial contract term is three years, commencing on 1st April 2025 and ending on 31st March 2028, with an option to extend for an additional two years. The total potential contract value is £6,862,165 over five years, with an annual value capped at £1,372,433. Key dates include the tender opening on 30th October 2024. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses experienced in health and social work services, particularly those familiar with the IPS model and who can demonstrate effective partnership with local NHS Foundation Trusts, commissioners, and community services. Businesses equipped to provide employment support services integrated with clinical mental health teams and have a solid understanding of Essex's diverse communities will be well-suited to compete. The contract scope includes delivering employment support to 1,530 unemployed individuals annually, making it a substantial project that could support business growth through steady, long-term engagement. ## Notice Essex County Council as lead commissioner is seeking to procure a service for Individual Placement and Support for Serious Mental Illness (IPS for SMI). The IPS for SMI is an employment support service integrated with secondary care mental health services to assist people who experience severe mental health conditions to find paid work. ECC is the lead commissioner for this service on behalf of the three ICBs in Essex, namely Mid and South Essex (MSE), Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE ), and Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE). Please note that this service will not cover Hertfordshire or Suffolk. For the purposes of this procurement, this service is an ALL Essex service, which includes the Unitary Authorities of Southend and Thurrock. The contract will have an initial term of 3 years (36 months), with an option to extend for a period of no more than 2 years (24 months) at the discretion of the commissioners. The contract value for a potential 5 year duration is capped at PS1,372,433 per annum or PS6,862,165 for 5 years. The service is expected to deliver IPS access to 1530 unemployed people aged 18 or over, each contract year. It should be noted that additional funding relating to the possible expansion of the service ( i.e an increase to annual access targets for unemployed people) may be available to the Council's NHS partners throughout the Contract Term, subject to the delivery of baseline targets and related performance. The published contract value takes this into account. Further details can be found in the procurement documentation. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This service is a priority for Essex requiring good partnership working with the local NHS Foundation Trust, Commissioners and other local community based services. The Provider must be able to demonstrate a full understanding of Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness including the requirement for Employment specialists to work closely with clinical mental health teams. The need for excellent partnership working with local clinical teams and a good understanding of All Essex and its diverse populations will be key. Potential Providers should ensure they are familiar with the IPS for SMI programme and assess their respective capacity and capability to provide an All Essex service, before registering for the procurement and downloading the documentation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035248-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | 28 Nov 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £9,434,818 | | Lots value | £9,434,818 | | 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | TLH3 Essex | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 31 Oct 2024 at 07:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035248-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/ - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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