Published date: 22 January 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 23 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£343,000

Procurement reference

STW-19-04 - Award Notice

Published date

22 January 2020

Closing date

23 September 2019

Contract start date

10 January 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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

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.


More information

Additional text

Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.


Award information

Awarded date

9 January 2020

Contract start date

10 January 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£343,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Enable, Shropshire Council

Address

Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Hayley Smith

Address

Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
England

Telephone

07770493216

Email

h.smith27@nhs.net