Buyer Name: Essex County Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: jon.rockstad@essex.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Essex County Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: jon.rockstad@essex.gov.uk
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. The contract will have an initial term of 3 years (36 months), with an option to extend for a period of no more than 2 years (24 months) at the discretion of the commissioners. The contract value for a potential 5 year duration is capped at £1,600,000 per annum or £8,000,000 for 5 years. The service is expected to deliver IPS access to 1244 unemployed people aged 18 or over, each contract year.
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External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015954-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 8,000,000
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 9,600,000
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-09-01T00:00:00+01:00
Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-08-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (30%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (60%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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