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title: "The Provision of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) For Residents Who Access Drug and Alcohol Services in the City of Sunderland Council Area"
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# The Provision of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) For Residents Who Access Drug and Alcohol Services in the City of Sunderland Council Area

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-individual-placement-and-support-ips-for-residents-who-access-drug-and-al-ocds-h6vhtk-06a200). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sunderland City Council: "The Provision of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) For Residents Who Access Drug and Alcohol Services in the City of Sunderland Council Area". 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:** [Sunderland City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sunderland-city-council-ons-e08000024)
- **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:** UKC23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £590,257 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06a200`

## Before you bid
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- **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/the-provision-of-individual-placement-and-support-ips-for-residents-who-access-drug-and-al-ocds-h6vhtk-06a200#tl-md)

## Description
A contract for provision of an Individual Placement and Support Services (IPS) for Residents who Access Drug and Alcohol Services in the City of Sunderland Council Area.
The Sunderland IPS Scheme will be available to individuals of working age (16+), resident in the Sunderland area, who are engaged in structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol issues and are out of work. The 'structured treatment' can be provided by either a young person's community-based specialist substance use service; an adult's community-based specialist substance use service; or an 'all age' community-based specialist substance use service, (hereafter these services will be collectively referred to as 'specialist community drug and alcohol treatment services). 
The Scheme will provide bespoke 'packages' of support to assist service users into sustainable, paid employment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** The Authority intends to award a contract for the Service to the existing provider pursuant to Direct Award Process C under Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 ("PSR").
This is a notice under Regulati...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 048176-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Recovery Connections**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90501`
  - Value: £590,257 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 048176-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £590,257
  - Signed Date: 20/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F053180-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-05T09:32:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T20:03:02.405Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06a200