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# Mental Health Employment Support service - NHS North Central London ICB

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-employment-support-service-nhs-north-central-london-icb-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec52). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board: "Mental Health Employment Support service - NHS North Central London ICB". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-north-central-london-integrated-care-board-nhs-qmj)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-employment-support-service-nhs-north-central-london-icb-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec52#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ec52`

## Before you bid
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[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-employment-support-service-nhs-north-central-london-icb-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec52#tl-md)

## Description
North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) are proposing to procure two new Mental Health Employment Support services for the sector.
Contract 1: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for people with severe mental illness.
Contract 2: Employment Advisors in the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression programme.
We are considering a possible third service element comprising of employment support interventions for any adult in NCL with a mental health diagnosis.
To assist the ICB with testing its assumptions around the proposed two services, this Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) has been published to explore the market's feedback on the following areas:
1.Outline of services' requirements
2.Timescales for procurement and mobilisation of the new contracts
3.Proposed contracts' duration
Background
The NCL Mental Health Employment Support services would cover four of the five boroughs of North Central London (Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Islington). Camden are not included as they have completed a separate procurement for 2025/26 to 2026/27.
Aims
The aims of the services are to:
Empower residents with mental illness, particularly those who face the most disadvantage, to secure and retain good quality jobs that are well paid, or engage in other vocational activities
Deliver coordinated mental health employment support referral and delivery models across NCL
Improve access, efficiency, and equity of employment support whilst reducing unwarranted variation and driving cost-efficiency
Ensure residents receive a high quality and tailored intervention
Standardize referral management and other pathways across the boroughs
Improve data collection, system intelligence and reporting
Identify opportunities further develop and improve the employment support offer, through collaboration and integration
Contract Details
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for people with severe mental illness
The indicative annual contract value will range from £2m (year 1 - FY2627) - £2.4m (year 3- FY2829) over the three years of the contract period. The range reflects increased access targets over the 3 years.
Expected IPS SMI access targets. These are subject to change following confirmation from NHSE.
2026/27
Barnet - 359
Enfield - 313
Haringey - 331
Islington - 307
Total - 1,310
2027/28
Barnet - 396
Enfield - 345
Haringey - 366
Islington - 339
Total - 1,446
2028/29
Barnet - 416
Enfield - 363
Haringey - 384
Islington - 356
Total - 1,519
Employment Advisors in the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression programme.
The DWP have not confirmed funding for future years and therefore it is not possible to provide an indicative contract value or anticipated targets currently. For information, DWP funding for 2024/25 was £800k.
Delivery locations of both contracts: North Central London (Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Islington)
The contracts will have an initial term of three years (36 months), with an option to extend for up to two additional years, i...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-employment-support-service-nhs-north-central-london-icb-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec52)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 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%2F010978-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-24T16:07:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T02:03:28.731Z
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