Health and social work services

Tender description

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) in partnership with its constituent authorities and Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GM HSCP) are commissioning a new Working Well service designed to support people furthest from the labour market to find work. The Working Well Specialist Employment Service comprises supported employment for people with a learning disability and/or autistic people and individual placement and support (IPS) for people with severe mental illness. Both supported employment and IPS are evidence based service models that support people with complex disabilities and health needs access and sustain paid work in the open labour market – that is real jobs. Open OJEU procurement exercise to select a supplier for the provision of a supported employment service for people with a learning disability and/or autistic people and individual placement and support (IPS) for people with severe mental illness. Lot 1 covers the local authority areas of Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford and Wigan. Open OJEU procurement exercise to select a supplier for the provision of a supported employment service for people with a learning disability and/or autistic people and individual placement and support (IPS) for people with severe mental illness. Lot 2 covers the local authority areas of Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside.