Published date: 3 March 2021

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


Closing: 12 February 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

B19 3SD

Value of contract

£1 to £150,000

Procurement reference

RFQ - 02022021

Published date

3 March 2021

Closing date

12 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 July 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The West Midlands Combined Authority was selected by the Department of Health (DH, Department for Work and
Pensions (DWP), and NHS England as one of the two national trial sites for a major trial of a health-based
supported employment service, called Individual Placement and Support (IPS). The West Midlands programme
was likely to be the largest ever trial of IPS attempted globally and is one of the government's most significant
investments in employment support for people with health issues over the previous three years. The trial was
globally significant, both in terms of its scale, its innovative quality, and in terms of its potential impact on future
funding for health-based employment services.

The Strategic Programme Manager will be instrumental in ensuring the success of the programme building on the
delivery of the academic Randomised Control Trial. They will manage the next phase of the set-up and mobilisation
of the project and then delivery against targets during the operational phase. The Strategic Programme Manager
will work with senior leaders throughout the region to commission and contract manage IPS providers for the
duration of the project, directly manage the programme office, manage the relationship with DWP, DH, NHS
England and the national evaluation team, develop primary care links across the region, and ensure that the
programme delivers again strict academic evaluation protocols.

Award information

Awarded date

23 February 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 July 2022

Total value of contract

£150,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Anita Hallbrook

Address

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

Reference

No reference - sole trader

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachael Morgan

Address

16 Summer Lane
BIRMINGHAM
B193SD
England

Email

Rachael.Morgan@wmca.org.uk