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title: "NEL ICB  Individual Placement Service"
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# NEL ICB  Individual Placement Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nel-icb-individual-placement-service-ocds-h6vhtk-054f4d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS LONDON COMMERCIAL HUB: "NEL ICB  Individual Placement Service". 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 LONDON COMMERCIAL HUB](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-london-commercial-hub-GB-PPON-PBWD-3998-QHRQ)
- **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:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nel-icb-individual-placement-service-ocds-h6vhtk-054f4d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054f4d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/nel-icb-individual-placement-service-ocds-h6vhtk-054f4d#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **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%2F033438-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-18T15:00:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T03:39:35.782Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054f4d