Published date: 25 March 2024

Last edited date: 25 March 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

IP1 2BX

Value of contract

£284.05

Procurement reference

IT-368-17634-CD1426

Published date

25 March 2024

Closing date

22 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

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.

More information

Links

Additional text

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Individual Placement and Support.
This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. The advertised value here is £284,048 exclusive of VAT.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is Noon 22nd Monday April 2024. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted.

The deadline for clarification questions is 5pm Tuesday 9th April 2024 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Kelly Taylor

Address

Russell Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2BX
United Kingdom

Telephone

01473 265336

Email

kelly.taylor@suffolk.gov.uk

Website

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-supplying-us