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retender Greater Essex Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness (IPS for SMI)
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Essex County Council: "retender Greater Essex Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness (IPS for SMI)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Essex County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Essex County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Essex County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
84.1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Cubic Transportation Systems LimitedTop vendor: 48% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 94 active published awards; 37 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Cubic Transportation Systems Limited | 1 win | £385,600 |
| MICHAELS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED | 1 win | £166,666 |
| RACKSPACE LIMITED | 1 win | £151,843 |
| PODARIS LIMITED | 1 win | £72,000 |
| KJR Contracts Limited | 1 win | £26,820 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEssex County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published6 Mar 2026, 14:36 GMT | Last source update6 Mar 2026, 14:36 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04fb48 | ||
What is being bought
Essex County Council as lead commissioner is seeking to procure a service for Individual Placement and Support for Serious Mental Illness (IPS for SMI). The IPS for SMI is an employment support service integrated with secondary care mental health services to
assist people who experience severe mental health conditions to find paid work. ECC is the lead commissioner for this service on behalf of the three ICBs in Essex, namely Mid and South Essex (MSE), Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE ), and Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE). Please note that this service will not cover Hertfordshire or Suffolk. For the purposes of this procurement, this service is an ALL Essex service, which
includes the Unitary Authorities of Southend and Thurrock.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
6 Mar 2026, 14:36 GMT - tender value changed
23 Jul 2025, 16:33 BST - Status changed to complete
23 Jul 2025, 16:33 BST - Official notice release published
23 Jul 2025, 16:33 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
23 Jul 2025, 16:33 BST - Published value updated to £8,000,000
17 Apr 2025, 14:42 BST - Status changed to active
17 Apr 2025, 14:42 BST - Official notice release published
17 Apr 2025, 14:42 BST - Submission deadline changed to 23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
17 Apr 2025, 14:42 BST - Status changed to planning
1 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST - Official notice release published
1 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST - Buyer information updated
1 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
6 Mar 2026, 14:36 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST · £7,987,857
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £7,987,857 · signed 1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST — 30 Sept 2028, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Essex County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQHDocuments (1)
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