Published date: 21 March 2025

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Opportunity (published 21 March 2025, last edited 21 March 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Job search services - 79611000

  • Personnel-training services - 79632000

  • Career guidance services - 79634000

    • Special education services - 80340000

    • Training programme services - 80521000

    • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

    • Guidance services - 85312310

    • Counselling services - 85312320

    • Rehabilitation services - 85312500

    • Vocational rehabilitation services - 85312510

    • Community health services - 85323000

    • Wellness services - 98334000

Location of contract

M15JW

Value of contract

£0 to £0.01

Procurement reference

GC25 - 019-122

Published date

21 March 2025

Closing date

28 March 2025

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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 Growth Company is seeking to engage with key partners for our bid to North East Combined Authority (NECA), to deliver the IPS intervention for North East (NE) residents.

As a prime provider delivering IPS in Primary Care, IPS Sever Mental Illness and also Supported Employment contracts we understand what it takes to deliver high quality services and interventions for the target groups.

The service, funded by NECA via Grant Funding Agreement with the Department for Work and Pensions, will provide support for 10,125 North East residents. This is a voluntary programme which aims to support individuals with a physical or mental health disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010 or the Social Model of Disability), or those in a specific disadvantaged group.

Participants will come from two distinct cohorts:
• Out of work participants with a health condition, disability, or who are experiencing disadvantage and require assistance and support to move into employment; and
• In work participants who are off sick or struggling in the workplace due to their disability, health condition or disadvantage.

To apply for the EOI, you are required to make your submission via the Panacea e-tendering platform. Please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth

Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents. Your EOI submission must be made on the Panacea Portal.

The deadline for submission of the required documents is: 16:00pm on Friday 28th March 2025.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Address

Lee House
Manchester
M15JW
England

Email

tenders@growthco.uk