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Published date: 30 October 2024

Contract summary

Industry

Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0 to £9,434,818

Procurement reference

ECC001-DN741370-86078676

Published date

30 October 2024

Closing date

28 November 2024

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Essex County Council as lead commissioner is seeking to procure a service for Individual Placement and Support for Serious Mental Illness (IPS for SMI). The IPS for SMI is an employment support service integrated with secondary care mental health services to assist people who experience severe mental health conditions to find paid work. ECC is the lead commissioner for this service on behalf of the three ICBs in Essex, namely Mid and South Essex (MSE), Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE ), and Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE). Please note that this service will not cover Hertfordshire or Suffolk. For the purposes of this procurement, this service is an ALL Essex service, which includes the Unitary Authorities of Southend and Thurrock.

The contract will have an initial term of 3 years (36 months), with an option to extend for a period of no more than 2 years (24 months) at the discretion of the commissioners.

The contract value for a potential 5 year duration is capped at £1,372,433 per annum or £6,862,165 for 5 years. The service is expected to deliver IPS access to 1530 unemployed people aged 18 or over, each contract year.

It should be noted that additional funding relating to the possible expansion of the service ( i.e an increase to annual access targets for unemployed people) may be available to the Council's NHS partners throughout the Contract Term, subject to the delivery of baseline targets and related performance. The published contract value takes this into account. Further details can be found in the procurement documentation.

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More information

Additional text

This service is a priority for Essex requiring good partnership working with the local NHS Foundation Trust, Commissioners and other local community based services. Bidders should ensure that they are familiar with the IPS for SMI programme and assess their respective capacity and capability to provide an All Essex service

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Lorna Venters

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
England

Telephone

+44 330

Email

Lorna.Venters@essex.gov.uk

Website

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

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