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# Individual Placement Services for Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/individual-placement-services-for-birmingham-solihull-and-coventry-ocds-h6vhtk-029368). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group: "Individual Placement Services for Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry.". Published status: complete. Published Value: £6,571,857. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-black-country-and-west-birmingham-clinical-commissioning-GB-FTS-30130)
- **Published Value:** £6,571,857 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 March 2021 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG3, UKG31, UKG32, UKG33
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £6,571,857 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029368`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-services-for-birmingham-solihull-and-coventry-ocds-h6vhtk-029368#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D36498%26B%3DAGCSU)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/individual-placement-services-for-birmingham-solihull-and-coventry-ocds-h6vhtk-029368#participate

## Description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Black Country and West Birmingham CCG acting on behalf of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) (the Commissioner) has awarded contracts for the provision of Indiviual Placement and Support (IPS) Services for patients in the Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry areas. In addition, the Commissioner has awarded a contract for Specialist IPS Pathways provision. The service is split into 3 lots, the details of which can be found below.
The service commenced in July 2021 for one year with an option to extend for a further 3 years in 12 month increments at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - IPS for Birmingham and Solihull
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £3,033,164
- **Description:** Lot 1 will be delivered within Primary and Community Care settings aligning to multi-disciplinary healthcare teams. The core target referral routes are as follows:
i.	Primary care (GPs, practice nurses, other primary care staff members)
ii.	Community...

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - IPS for Coventry
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £1,516,584
- **Description:** Lot 2 will be delivered within Primary and Community Care settings aligning to multi-disciplinary healthcare teams. The core target referral routes are as follows:
i.	Primary care (GPs, practice nurses, other primary care staff members)
ii.	Community...

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Specialist IPS Pathways Team
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £2,022,112
- **Description:** Lot 3 seeks to develop and deliver IPS within Specialist Service Pathways focusing on the following areas:
i. Homelessness
ii. Criminal Justice Pathways
iii. Neuro-Developmental Pathways
Further details can be found in the service specification. Addi...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - IPS for Birmingham and Solihull (active)
  - Award id: `024319-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Shaw Trust Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-01744121`
  - Value: £3,033,164 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - IPS for Coventry (active)
  - Award id: `024319-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **The Shaw Trust Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-01744121`
  - Value: £1,516,584 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3 - Specialist IPS Pathways Team (active)
  - Award id: `024319-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144351`
  - Value: £2,022,109 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Specialist IPS Pathways Team (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,022,109
  - Signed Date: 02/09/2021

- **Contract:** Lot 1 - IPS for Birmingham and Solihull (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,033,164
  - Signed Date: 12/08/2021

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - IPS for Coventry (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,516,584
  - Signed Date: 12/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024319-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-30T13:23:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:59:28.107Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029368