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# Individual Placement Service (IPS) for People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/individual-placement-service-ips-for-people-with-serious-mental-illness-smi-ocds-h6vhtk-04213f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS North East London Integrated Care Board: "Individual Placement Service (IPS) for People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)". Published status: active. Published Value: £6,012,035. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jan 2024, 13:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS North East London Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-north-east-london-integrated-care-board-nhs-qmf)
- **Published Value:** £6,012,035 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 January 2024 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04213f`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/individual-placement-service-ips-for-people-with-serious-mental-illness-smi-ocds-h6vhtk-04213f#tl-md)

## Description
NHS North East London (NEL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) the 'ICB' is seeking to procure Individual Placement and Support services (IPS) in the following locations:
• Lot 1 - London Borough of Newham
• Lot 2 - London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest
The contracts will have an initial term of 3 years (36 months), followed by an optional extension of 2 years (24 months) at the discretion of the commissioner.
Contracts to be procured:
Lot 1 - Newham.
• The contract value is £308,432 annually or £ £1,542,160 over 5 years.
• To deliver IPS access to 160 people in 2024/25, 240 people in 2025/26 and 330 in 2026/27. Access increases will be subject to annual contract negotiations
Lot 2 - Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest
• The contract value is £ £893,975 annually or £4,469,875 over 5 years.
• To deliver IPS access to 596 people per annum
At the point of tender publication on the overall maximum value for the service is £6,012,035. Following Central Government Announcements , it should be noted that additional funding of up to £271,920 per annum may be available for this service. Specific commitments including funding amount and the delivery model of any additional service elements cannot yet be made but will be negotiated with the winning bidder after the point of contract award.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Newham
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £1,542,160

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £4,469,875

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035642-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-04T13:03:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T13:07:44.540Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04213f