Published date: 31 January 2017

This notice was replaced on 19 March 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 19 March 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Job search services - 79611000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £60,000

Procurement reference

PP16106 - Individual Placement Support (IPS) employment pathway for people with mental health (MH) n

Published date

31 January 2017

Closing date

14 February 2017

Contract start date

6 March 2017

Contract end date

5 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The City of Wolverhampton Council (the Council) in partnership with the Department for Works and Pensions (DWP) and European Social Fund and Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) funded Impact in the Black Country project are looking to procure an Individual Placement Support (IPS) good or outstanding fidelity rated provider to deliver a 12 month IPS programme in Wolverhampton.

The programme will receive its funding of £60,000 from the DWP, ESF and YEI and the Council.

The aim of the programme is to develop evidence of the effectiveness of the IPS model in delivering employment outcomes to people with mental health needs.

The programme will be for 12 months. The provider will be required to develop exit plans to ensure that all customers taken on are supported and sign posted on at the end of the programme.

More information

Additional text

This requirement is being tendered through Wolverhampton City Council's e-procurement portal which can be located at the following address: www.wolverhamptontenders.com .Registration to the site is free and should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete. Once registered the full Invitation to Tender can be accessed and downloaded

About the buyer

Contact name

Chanpreet Dhesi

Address

Civic Centre
St Peters Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 9SE
England

Telephone

01902 551167

Email

chanpreet.dhesi@wolverhampton.gov.uk