Individual Placement Support (IPS) for NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG

Tender description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement on behalf of NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG. This Invitation to Tender provides information pertaining to the procurement for Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services. The purpose of this procurement is to secure a Service Provider to deliver Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services to the Telford and Wrekin Council geographical area. - Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (http://www.telfordccg.nhs.uk) NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG have been awarded funding by NHS England to be used for partnering with local employment services to deliver a new Individual Placement Service (IPS).The service would aim to receive 60 referrals in year one and 100 additional referrals in year two. An appropriately staffed IPS employment service in the Telford and Wrekin geographical area for secondary mental health services, will ensure: - The development of a consistent, fidelity reviewed IPS Employment service in both Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire (the full STP area); - More than doubling the number of people being supported into employment; - Improved partnership working, connectivity to STP transformation planning, data & performance monitoring, and improved links across the system; - Increased integration with the Mental Health Trust to ensure that the service can achieve a fidelity rating of 'good'. The contract will be initially for a 2-year period with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The successful Provider will be required to sign the NHS Standard Contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions. The service model being procured is a standard know model currently being delivered by Providers across the United Kingdom. The service is required to be procured at short notice with full implementation no later than August 2019, which will include the recruitment of staff, therefore a short tender period is being utilised.