Official UK procurement notice
Individual Placement Support (Substance Misuse)
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 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 contract value is £1,067,445 exclusive of VAT for the duration of the contract including extension.
CPV: Health services · Vocational rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,073,498
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality of Service and Social Value: 90%
- Financial Management and Added Value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality of Service and Social Value: As described in the tender documentation
- Financial Management and Added Value: As described in the tender documentation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Mar 2026, 14:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
PA0039 / ITS262- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045432- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06622fFind a Tender
- Risks
Suffolk County Council has joined the government's Devolution Priority Programme (DPP), a fast-track programme towards devolution and local government reorganisation.
Under the DPP it is proposed that:
a) a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) for Norfolk and Suffolk is established, with strategic powers and headed by an elected mayor ("Devolution").
b) the existing two-tier council structure in Suffolk is abolished and replaced with three unitary councils covering the current geographical boundary of Suffolk ("LGR").
These changes are declared as known risks as we do not yet know the implications of Devolution and/or LGR.
As a result of LGR and Devolution, contract modifications may be necessary to novate, transfer or disaggregate the contract from the one you entered into to one or more successor authorities or the MCAA. Impacts could include changes to geographical boundaries, significant increases and/or decreases in the goods and/or services required due to the change in size/scope of any successor authority or the MCAA. This may also change the scope of the contract.
Interested Parties should refer to the Invitation to Tender and Contract Terms for the Known Risks:
Contract novation, transfer or disaggregation to one or more Successor Authorities or the MCAA within the current geographical boundary of Suffolk.
Contract novation, transfer or disaggregation to one or more Successor Authorities or the MCAA outside the current geographical boundary of Suffolk.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Mar 2026 → 2 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published231 days ago4 Mar 2026, 14:25 GMT
- Market engagement209 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
A Preliminary Market Engagement Virtual Event will be held on 25th March 2026 10:00am - 11:00am. The purpose of the event is to assist with:
- preparing the tender notice and associated tender documents
- identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the services required
The market engagement event will also explore whether there are existing frameworks that could be utilised to deliver the requirement.
If you would like to attend the virtual market engagement event, please email: [email protected] by 24th March 2026 at 12noon.
- Next notice expected173 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published156 days ago18 May 2026, 15:41 BST
- Clarification questions by147 days ago27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline131 days ago12 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent85 days ago29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by84 days ago29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends72 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published19 days ago2 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Mar 2026, 14:25 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Mar 2026, 13:24 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published18 May 2026, 15:41 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active18 May 2026, 15:41 BST
- Procurement method changed18 May 2026, 15:41 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST18 May 2026, 15:41 BST
- Tender notice published18 May 2026, 16:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Jul 2026, 11:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Jul 2026, 11:53 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Oct 2026, 15:00 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Wording has been added to confirm that the market engagement event will also consider whether existing frameworks are available.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 18 May 2026
- 2026-03: 2 releases · 4 Mar 2026, 10 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSME1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Two 1- year optional extensions as follows 01/04/2029 to 31/03/2030 01/04/2030 to 31/03/2031 | £1,067,445 | 28 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2026
- Value
- £1,067,445
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two 1- year optional extensions as follows 01/04/2029 to 31/03/2030 01/04/2030 to 31/03/2031
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INTUITIVE THINKING SKILLS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender