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Published 18 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NEL ICB Individual Placement Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS LONDON COMMERCIAL HUB (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regime
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board are seeking to procure an Individual Placement and Support Service.

The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) service is an evidence-based support route to employment for people with serious mental health issues (SMI).

Providing individual placement support into employment for adults with serious mental health issues is a continued requirement of the NHS Long Term Plan 2019-2024 and operating guidance for 2024 and beyond. There is a ring-fenced Service development fund in-order to grow and expand access to employment for this marginalised group.

The proposed contract term will be 36 months with the option to extend (to be confirmed) at the sole discretion of the Authority.

The contract will start in 1 April 2026.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Delivery: London
Extensions: Extension options published
79600000 Recruitment services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
Last source update
18 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
Authority reference
PRJ 4009
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033438
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f4d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

18 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
  2. Market engagement
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB), hereafter referred to as "The Authority", invites interested individuals and Providers to attend a Market Engagement Event to be held online (via MS Teams) on Wednesday the 2nd of July 14:00pm - 16:00pm.

    The Event will provide:

    • An overview of the current and proposed service provision.
    • Details of the anticipated contract type, length, and particular conditions.
    • An overview of the proposed commissioning approach and procurement route.
    • Indicative timescales for the procurement.

    Registration:

    Reservations are limited to no more than 3 individuals per organisation.

    Details of those to be invited must be sent to the Procurement Lead (Sara.O'[email protected]) by Monday the 30th of June at 14:00pm.

  3. Contract starts205 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS LONDON COMMERCIAL HUB

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBWD-3998-QHRQ 4th Floor - Unex Tower, 5 Station Street, London, London, E15 1DAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure