Published date: 23 March 2023

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


Closing: 7 November 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£2,140,000

Procurement reference

tender_316217/1193262

Published date

23 March 2023

Closing date

7 November 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2028

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 Contract Award Notice is to inform the market of the successful award of the Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services Contract for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB).

The overall vision for this service is to enable people with mental health problems to be able to enjoy a good quality of life, reduce health inequalities, remain independent and in control, be included as members of society and, most importantly, realise their potential for recovery.

This service will contribute to improve performance on:
a. Public Health Outcome Framework (1.8): Employment for those with long term health conditions including adults with a learning disability who are in contact with secondary mental health services.
b. Adult Social Care Outcome Framework (1F): The proportion of adults in contact with secondary mental health services in paid employment.
c. NHS Outcomes Framework (2.5): Enhancing quality of life of people with mental illness / Employment of people with a mental health difficulty.

The service will deploy employment specialists (ES's) into community mental health teams and other secondary mental health services. The ES's will provide employment support in line with the principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS).

The Contract has been awarded for a period of 3 Years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The Contract will commence on the 1st April 2023. This will be a block Contract with an estimated value of £428,000.00 per annum. NHS Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply.


More information

Additional text

Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for 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 followed was set out in the ITT.

As the ICB 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.


Award information

Awarded date

31 January 2023

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Total value of contract

£2,140,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Enable, Shropshire Council

Address

Shire Hall, 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

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Telford
TF7 4BF
England

Email

h.smith27@nhs.net

Website

https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/