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title: "Individual Placement & Support (Substance Use)"
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# Individual Placement & Support (Substance Use)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/individual-placement-support-substance-use-ocds-h6vhtk-06eebc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicestershire County Council: "Individual Placement & Support (Substance Use)". Published status: active. Published Value: £975,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: app.panacea-software.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Leicestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018)
- **Published Value:** £975,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Job search services, Rehabilitation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/individual-placement-support-substance-use-ocds-h6vhtk-06eebc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06eebc`

## 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-support-substance-use-ocds-h6vhtk-06eebc#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [app.panacea-software.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.panacea-software.com%2Fsourceeastmidlands%2FeRFX-Suppliers%2FOpenReq.aspx%3FrequirementId%3D2dc20e9a-ac80-4fa6-a236-7638cc4d0d5f)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/individual-placement-support-substance-use-ocds-h6vhtk-06eebc#participate

## 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
	Aim to get people into paid, competitive employment
	Is open to all those who want to work
	Find jobs consistent with people’s preferences
	Works at pace
	Teams are embedded in and integrated with the treatment services
	Employer engagement
	Provide ongoing, individualised support for the person and their employer
	Benefits advice is included
The 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.
Any 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’.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 85312500
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £975,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2029
- **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%2F082262-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-28T14:06:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T08:21:31.519Z
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