Mental Health Individual Placement Support Employment Service

Contract summary

Industry

• Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£1,199,736 to £1,379,736

Procurement reference

SCHM00108

Published date

20 January 2016

Closing date

9 October 2015

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

The provision of a mental health Individual Placement Support employment service within the County of
Staffordshire, which delivers hope and optimism in its support to Eligible adults .
The Provider shall work in partnership with local agencies and groups in the Contract Area to expand opportunities for Service Users, encouraging Service
Users to achieve their full potential and supporting individual Service Users to gain sustainable employment.
The Provider shall ensure that the provision of the Service is underpinned by the philosophies of recovery, social inclusion, personal responsibility and people directing their own care.
The Provider shall deliver the Service in accordance with the key principles of the evidence based Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach to
vocational services.
The objectives of the Service are:
- to enable Service Users to formulate, achieve and
sustain their vocational goals, in a supportive and
empowering environment;
- Service Users will gain and retain quality,
sustainable employment;
- For Service Users to develop their skills and gain
new ones in line with their interests, through
vocational training and practical work experiences as
part of a clear route to paid employment;
- to ensure that service users are assisted to retain
their employment (e.g. through being supported to
negotiate reasonable adjustments under the Equality
Act 2010 with their employer);
- to provide, directly or through partner organisations,

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Award information

Awarded date

6 January 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Total value of contract

£1,199,736

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Making Space

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About the buyer

Contact name

Caroline Clarke

Address

Staffordshire County Council
No. 2 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2DH
England

Email

caroline.clarke@staffordshire.gov.uk

Website

www.staffordshire.gov.uk/purchasing