Individual Placement & Support (Substance Use)

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    "description": "Leicestershire County Council (as lead authority and on behalf of Rutland County Council District Council) is responsible for commissioning in the administrative areas of Leicestershire and Rutland for the provision of Individual Placement & Support (Substance Use) in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations 2024 and the Procurement Act 2023.\nThe service will be available to adults (aged 18 and over) receiving structured treatment for drugs and/or alcohol within Leicestershire and Rutland’s Integrated Substance Use Treatment Service.  Eligible individuals will be those who are out of work or at risk from losing their employment and are entitled to work in the United Kingdom.\nThe aim is to deliver a fully utilised IPS provision across Leicestershire & Rutland, which adheres to the IPS approach and meets the needs of individuals in treatment, including consideration of their treatment and recovery journey, their individual preferences for work and the personalised support they might need. The Provider will also need to have consideration of the rurality of the area and the barriers to accessing support and employment that may create.\nThe purpose is to support those individuals to find and sustain meaningful paid work. IPS should also be person centred, offer pre-employment support and guidance, as well as in-work support to ensure long-term job retention. The IPS model also follows eight principles, and a 25-item fidelity scale which the Provider will be expected to meet.\n\tAim to get people into paid, competitive employment\n\tIs open to all those who want to work\n\tFind jobs consistent with people’s preferences\n\tWorks at pace\n\tTeams are embedded in and integrated with the treatment services\n\tEmployer engagement\n\tProvide ongoing, individualised support for the person and their employer\n\tBenefits advice is included\nThe contract value for the initial 2 years is £463,190 (year 1 allocation is £228,215 and year 2 allocation is £234,975.  If future funding is agreed by central government, the Councils anticipate the total contract value (for 4 years) to be approximately up to £975,000.\nAny agreed increases to the Maximum Annual Funding shall only become binding if incorporated into the Contract pursuant to Clause B23 (Variation), please refer to ‘Doc 03 Contract Term & Conditions’.",
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