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NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit

Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services

HealthcareCPV 85000000
Value£343k
Deadline22 Sept 2019
Published22 Jan 2020
RegionWest Midlands
Timeline
Published 22 Jan 2020ClosedCloses 22 Sept 2019
Contract value in context
£343ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

This notice is to notify the market of the contract award of Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services by NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG.

The purpose of this procurement was to secure a service provider to deliver Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services to the Telford and Wrekin Council geographical area.

Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (http://www.telfordccg.nhs.uk).

NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG have been awarded funding by NHS England to be used for partnering with local employment services to deliver a new Individual Placement Support (IPS) Service.

The service aims to receive 130 referrals over a period of approx.

15 months.

An appropriately staffed IPS employment service in the Telford and Wrekin geographical area for secondary mental health services, will ensure: - the development of a consistent, fidelity reviewed IPS employment service in Telford and Wrekin. - doubling the number of people being supported into employment. - improved partnership working, connectivity to STP transformation planning, data and performance monitoring, and improved links across the system. - increased integration with the Mental Health Trust to ensure that the service can achieve a fidelity rating of 'good'.

The contract will be initially for a 15 month period with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

Please note any extension is reliant on the service being self-sufficient.

The funding available is £343,000.00 GBP over the initial contract period, future funding cannot be guaranteed.

The successful provider is required to sign the NHS standard contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions.

The service model procured is a standard known model currently being delivered by providers across the United Kingdom.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The purpose of this procurement was

The purpose of this procurement was to secure a service provider to deliver Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services to the Telford and Wrekin Council geographical area.

02

NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG have been

NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG have been awarded funding by NHS England to be used for partnering with local employment services to deliver a new Individual Placement Support (IPS) Service.

03

An appropriately staffed IPS employment service in

An appropriately staffed IPS employment service in the Telford and Wrekin geographical area for secondary mental health services, will ensure:.

04

Increased integration with the Mental Health Trust

increased integration with the Mental Health Trust to ensure that the service can achieve a fidelity rating of 'good'.

05

The successful provider is required to sign

The successful provider is required to sign the NHS standard contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions.

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