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Published 1 May 2026, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS SY ICB - IPS for SMI · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£14,000,000≈ £4.7m / year · £14,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jun 2026awarded 3 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to South Yorkshire Housing Association Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide individuals, serious mental illness, with support to start or stay in work.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Guidance services · Placement services of personnel

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£14,000,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £14,000,000 exc. VAT · £14,000,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2 year period Please note that the contract value detailed above is for the full 5 years if the extension were to be granted. The annual value for this contract will be £2,800,000.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90%
  • Cost: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Quality questions are detailed in the tender documentation
  • Cost: Cost details are contained within the tender documentation
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 May 2026, 15:46 BST
Last source update
3 Jul 2026, 15:51 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 26 Jun 2026
Authority reference
C443222
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040675
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling servicesGuidance servicesPlacement services of personnel
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06909b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please use the Atamis portal to respond to this project.

The project reference for this project is - C443222

Please use the following link to register your organisation on the Atamis portal (if required) -

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

1 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published178 days ago
    1 May 2026, 15:46 BST
  2. Clarification questions by147 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline147 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by122 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent116 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published115 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 15:51 BST
  7. Standstill ends103 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts26 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    1 May 2026, 15:46 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Jul 2026, 15:51 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Jul 2026, 15:51 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £14,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 63 from SMEs
Named bidders 6published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
South Yorkshire Housing Association LtdNHS SY ICB - Individual Placement Support for Severe Mental Impairment for SMI1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2 years. Please note that the £14,000,000 contract value is for the total possible contract length of 5 years.£14,000,0003 Jul 2026standstill to 15 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders31—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PPTG-3156-TGWG 197 Eyre Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 3FGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • ANNICARE NORTH LTDBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PGXB-8524-VXDW 22a The Forum, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN6 8HW
  • CRYSTAL PATHWAYS LTDBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PLRJ-9554-TTRD 85 Great Portland Street, London, London, W1W 7LT
  • Depax Limited - 09074487Bidder / tendererGB-COH: 09074487 Unit B1 Alison Business Centre, 39/40 Alison Crescent, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom,, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S2 1AS
  • PURE INNOVATIONS LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PZTM-8584-YCTG Prospect House Newby Road, Stockport, North West, SK7 5DA
  • SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)Bidder / tendererGB-PPON: PDDX-5177-LHBW Black Country House, Rounds Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2DG
  • South Yorkshire Housing Association LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHVQ-9737-WQYY 152 Rockingham Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 4EBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender