Individual Placement Support Services NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board

This Invitation to Tender provides information pertaining to the procurement of an Individual Placement Support (IPS) Service.

The purpose of this procurement is to secure a Service Provider to deliver an IPS Service across the geographical area covered by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board.

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).

IPS has been identified by both DWP and NHS England as a promising intervention to address unemployment within mental health.

IPS is a replicable, evidence-based, supported employment programme that has been shown to deliver superior employment and health outcomes for people with severe mental health problems.

The ICB are looking to appoint a Service Provider or Consortium to deliver this Service 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.

NHS Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply.

This will be a block contract estimated at £445,000.00 per annum, the estimated total contract value including optional extensions is £2,225,000.00.

The Authority has included an affordability threshold in this tender process and bids exceeding the annual value of £445,000.00 per annum shall not be considered further within this tender process.