Individual Placement Services for Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry

A Contract Award Notice
by NHS BLACK COUNTRY AND WEST BIRMINGHAM CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£2M-£3M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
30 Sep 2021
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Solihull:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 3 suppliers

1 buyer

2 suppliers

Description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Black Country and West Birmingham CCG acting on behalf of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) (the Commissioner) has awarded contracts for the provision of Indiviual Placement and Support (IPS) Services for patients in the Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry areas. In addition, the Commissioner has awarded a contract for Specialist IPS Pathways provision. The service is split into 3 lots, the details of which can be found below. The service commenced in July 2021 for one year with an option to extend for a further 3 years in 12 month increments at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.

Lot Division

1 IPS for Birmingham and Solihull

Lot 1 will be delivered within Primary and Community Care settings aligning to multi-disciplinary healthcare teams. The core target referral routes are as follows: i. Primary care (GPs, practice nurses, other primary care staff members) ii. Community care (IAPT, pain clinics, and other community health and care services) iii. Self-referral (web, telephone, in-person) This involves a further expansion into the West Midlands region adopting the model tested through the recently delivered Randomised Controlled Trial (“Thrive Into Work”) with addition of job retention support. Additional information: Please note that the initial contract period will be for 12 months commencing in July 2021. The contract includes the option to extend for a further 36 months, in 12 month increments at the sole discretion of the Commissioner. The contract value for the initial 12 month period is £758,291.
2 IPS for Coventry

Lot 2 will be delivered within Primary and Community Care settings aligning to multi-disciplinary healthcare teams. The core target referral routes are as follows: i. Primary care (GPs, practice nurses, other primary care staff members) ii. Community care (IAPT, pain clinics, and other community health and care services) iii. Self-referral (web, telephone, in-person) This involves a further expansion into the West Midlands region adopting the model tested through the recently delivered Randomised Controlled Trial (“Thrive Into Work”) with addition of job retention support. Additional information: Please note that the initial contract period will be for 12 months commencing in July 2021. The contract includes the option to extend for a further 36 months, in 12 month increments at the sole discretion of the Commissioner. The contract value for the initial 12 month period is £379,146.
3 Specialist IPS Pathways Team

Lot 3 seeks to develop and deliver IPS within Specialist Service Pathways focusing on the following areas: i. Homelessness ii. Criminal Justice Pathways iii. Neuro-Developmental Pathways Further details can be found in the service specification. Additional information: Please note that the initial contract period will be for 12 months commencing in July 2021. The contract includes the option to extend for a further 36 months, in 12 month increments at the sole discretion of the Commissioner. The contract value for the initial 12 month period is £505,528.

Award Detail

1 Shaw Trust (Oldbury)
  • Lot 1 - IPS for Birmingham and Solihull
  • Reference: 024319-2021-1
  • Value: £3,033,164
2 Shaw Trust (Oldbury)
  • Lot 2 - IPS for Coventry
  • Reference: 024319-2021-2
  • Value: £1,516,584
3 Black Country Healthcare NHS Trust (West Bromwich)
  • Lot 3 - Specialist IPS Pathways Team
  • Reference: 024319-2021-3
  • Value: £2,022,109

CPV Codes

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please note that the original notice placed advertising this opportunity (2021/S 000-003073) named NHS Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group as the contracting authority. As of 1st April 2021, NHS Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group, along with: NHS Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group; NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group; and NHS Sandwell & West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group, merged to form NHS Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group. As a consequence, the successful bidders have entered into a contract with the newly merged Clinical Commissioning Group - NHS Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group and the text in Section 1A of this notice reflects this.

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