--- title: "Individual Placement Support" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-140052" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-140052" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-140052.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-140052.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)" published: "2024-03-20" --- # Individual Placement Support Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-kuma6s-140052 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-140052) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-140052.json) ## Summary The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services is seeking bids for the contract titled "Individual Placement Support" in the Health industry category. The procurement stage is in the award phase with a contract value of £560,515. The tender is for specialist training and employment services for adults with wellbeing and mental health issues, aiming to provide competitive employment opportunities and support recovery. The contract, awarded to Mind Pembrokeshire, requires immediate service provision from April 2024. This tender presents a growth opportunity for businesses experienced in providing specialist training and employment services for individuals with mental health conditions. The successful bidder must demonstrate adherence to the eight key principles of Individual Placement Support and have established networks in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire. Having experience in working with DWP partners and a good understanding of the local labour market will be advantageous. Businesses need to be ready for immediate service implementation upon contract award in April 2024 and hold a Fidelity Kitemark throughout the funding period. ## Notice Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is looking to establish a single contract with Mind Pembrokeshire in line with a new pilot initiative by Welsh Government and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide specialist training and employment services for adults with wellbeing and mental health issues called Individual Placement Support. The service will provide key outcomes for the Health Board in terms of supporting people's recovery and improving their health and wellbeing and increasing their opportunities for sustainable paid employment and training, thus ultimately reducing caseload numbers. Individual Placement Support is highly specialist and delivery partners must adhere to working its eight (8) key principles: i. To get people into competitive employment in the open labour market ii. It is open to all eligible people who want to work. iii. It tries to find jobs consistent with people's preferences. iv. It works quickly (Place, Train and Maintain) v. It brings Employment Specialists into clinical teams. vi. Employment Specialists develop relationships with employers based upon a person's work preferences. vii. It provides time-limited, individualised support for the person and their employer. viii. Access to specialist benefits advice is included. In line with the funding requirement providers will need to: - Be able to provide services with an almost immediate effect upon contract award in April 2024. - Service implementation meetings are expected to commence in April 2024 - Must hold a Fidelity Kitemark prior to the project commencing and hold it throughout the funding period - Undertake Fidelity Reviews during the IPSPC Funding Period - Must have experience of working with individuals with mental health - Have stablished employer networks already in place across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire - Must adhere to working in line with the eight (8) key principles of Individual Placement Support - Must have knowledge of the relevant services and established links with locally commissioned services for people with disabilities and health conditions aged 18 years or older to enter work. - Have established relationships with DWP partners across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire - The Delivery Partner must have knowledge and links to similar services the health provides (including contractual) - Have comprehensive knowledge of the local labour market across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire - Have established effective working relationships with Mental Health, Local Authority and Primary Health partners Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire ### Lot Information Lot 1 Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is looking to establish a single contract with Mind Pembrokeshire in line with a new pilot initiative by Welsh Government and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide specialist training and employment services for adults with wellbeing and mental health issues called Individual Placement Support. The service will provide key outcomes for the Health Board in terms of supporting people's recovery and improving their health and wellbeing and increasing their opportunities for sustainable paid employment and training, thus ultimately reducing caseload numbers. Individual Placement Support is highly specialist and delivery partners must adhere to working its eight (8) key principles: i. To get people into competitive employment in the open labour market ii. It is open to all eligible people who want to work. iii. It tries to find jobs consistent with people's preferences. iv. It works quickly (Place, Train and Maintain) v. It brings Employment Specialists into clinical teams. vi. Employment Specialists develop relationships with employers based upon a person's work preferences. vii. It provides time-limited, individualised support for the person and their employer. viii. Access to specialist benefits advice is included. In line with the funding requirement providers will need to: - Be able to provide services with an almost immediate effect upon contract award in April 2024. - Service implementation meetings are expected to commence in April 2024 - Must hold a Fidelity Kitemark prior to the project commencing and hold it throughout the funding period - Undertake Fidelity Reviews during the IPSPC Funding Period - Must have experience of working with individuals with mental health - Have stablished employer networks already in place across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire - Must adhere to working in line with the eight (8) key principles of Individual Placement Support - Must have knowledge of the relevant services and established links with locally commissioned services for people with disabilities and health conditions aged 18 years or older to enter work. - Have established relationships with DWP partners across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire - The Delivery Partner must have knowledge and links to similar services the health provides (including contractual) - Have comprehensive knowledge of the local labour market across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire - Have established effective working relationships with Mental Health, Local Authority and Primary Health partners Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire ### Procurement Information Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is looking to establish a single contract with Mind Pembrokeshire in line with a new pilot initiative by Welsh Government and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide specialist training and employment services for adults with wellbeing and mental health issues called Individual Placement Support. The funding requires a third sector provider to deliver the service and the provider must clearly evidence they meet all of the criteria outlined in the description for an immediate start, of which Mind Pembrokeshire have demonstrated as they currently provide a much smaller scale of the Individual Placement Support service for the Health Board. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140052 | | Notice type | OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 14 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £560,515 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF15 7QZ | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend | | Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf | | Electoral ward | Taff's Well | | Westminster constituency | Cardiff North | | Delivery location | TLL Wales | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | MIND PEMBROKESHIRE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 20 Mar 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140052 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR471574 Individual Placement Support - Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is looking to establish a single contract with Mind Pembrokeshire in line with a new pilot initiative by Welsh Government and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide specialist training and employment services for adults with wellbeing and mental health issues called Individual Placement Support. The service will provide key outcomes for the Health Board in terms of supporting people's recovery and improving their health and wellbeing and increasing their opportunities for sustainable paid employment and training, thus ultimately reducing caseload numbers. Individual Placement Support is highly specialist and delivery partners must adhere to working its eight (8) key principles: i. To get people into competitive employment in the open labour market ii. It is open to all eligible people who want to work. iii. It tries to find jobs consistent with people's preferences. iv. It works quickly (Place, Train and Maintain) v. It brings Employment Specialists into clinical teams. vi. Employment Specialists develop relationships with employers based upon a person's work preferences. vii. It provides time-limited, individualised support for the person and their employer. viii. Access to specialist benefits advice is included. In line with the funding requirement providers will need to: - Be able to provide services with an almost immediate effect upon contract award in April 2024. - Service implementation meetings are expected to commence in April 2024 - Must hold a Fidelity Kitemark prior to the project commencing and hold it throughout the funding period - Undertake Fidelity Reviews during the IPSPC Funding Period - Must have experience of working with individuals with mental health - Have stablished employer networks already in place across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire - Must adhere to working in line with the eight (8) key principles of Individual Placement Support - Must have knowledge of the relevant services and established links with locally commissioned services for people with disabilities and health conditions aged 18 years or older to enter work. - Have established relationships with DWP partners across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire - The Delivery Partner must have knowledge and links to similar services the health provides (including contractual) - Have comprehensive knowledge of the local labour market across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire - Have established effective working relationships with Mental Health, Local Authority and Primary Health partners Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=140052 - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-140052 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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