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title: "Suffolk Individual Placement Support (IPS)"
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# Suffolk Individual Placement Support (IPS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/suffolk-individual-placement-support-ips-ocds-h6vhtk-04c21e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Suffolk Individual Placement Support (IPS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-suffolk-and-north-east-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qjg)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £734,711 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c21e`

## 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/suffolk-individual-placement-support-ips-ocds-h6vhtk-04c21e#tl-md)

## Description
The IPS service is for adults with mental health needs and adults who have vocational needs or aspirations to gain employment. The target group for these services are for adults with mental health needs, those who are receiving support through secondary mental health services or have a diagnosed Serious Mental Health Illness. Suffolk IPS team delivered by Essex Partnership Foundation University Trust (EPUT) but embedded within Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) clinical treatment teams.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The IPS service is for adults with mental health needs and adults who have vocational needs or aspirations to gain employment. The target group for these services are adults with mental health needs, who are receiving support through secondary mental...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 039041-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-118915`
  - Value: £734,711 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 039041-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £734,711
  - Signed Date: 12/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040873-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-19T08:33:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:18:13.553Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c21e