Individual Placement Support (Substance Misuse)

Tender description

The Individual Placement Support (IPS) scheme aims to provide tailored employment support for individuals receiving structured community treatment for drug and alcohol dependence through the Suffolk Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service provider, Turning Point. The scheme is designed to support service users who are unemployed, as well as those currently employed but at risk of losing their employment, to obtain and sustain meaningful work. The target group will be users who are in structured treatment in our commissioned Integrated Drug and Alcohol treatment Service provider within Suffolk (Turning Point). The provider will need to work closely with Turning Point to ensure that people receive person-centred support, and outcomes are met. This will include co location in the three hubs across Suffolk and potential to work from satellite locations in the Suffolk area. The services are currently provided under an existing contract due to expire in September 2026. TUPE may apply to existing staff transferring from the current provider. The contract period is 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029 (30 months) with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years (24 months). The maximum contract value is £1,073,498 exclusive of VAT for the duration of the contract including extension. The submission deadline is 12th June 2026 at 11am. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 27th May 2026, which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. Please note, the tender includes the following Conditions of Participation: Financial Capacity - Confirmation that the Tenderer has a minimum Creditsafe credit reference agency score of 50 at the time of evaluation. If this threshold is not met (or a Creditsafe score cannot be obtained), the contracting authority may conduct a more detailed assessment - such as ratio analysis - using other financial information. - Confirmation that the Tenderer has, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire, and that the cost of insurances has been included in the costs/prices submitted within the Tender submission. Legal Capacity UK General Data Protection Regulations - Tenderer does not pose a Data Protection risk to the Council (that cannot be mitigated). Technical Ability Relevant experience and contract examples - Tenderer provides evidence demonstrating technical ability to perform the services as defined in the tender documentation. Experience of sub-contractor management - Tenderer provides evidence demonstrating how they have previously maintained healthy supply chains with their sub-contractor(s) (if applicable).