Provision of Individual Placement and Support Service for NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB

Concepts

• health and social work
• norwich
• employment service
• employment support
• nhs norfolk
• waveney integrated care board
• waveney icb
• waveney ics.the
• waveney
• norfolk

Location

East Anglia: Norfolk and Waveney

Description

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to express their interest in delivering a Individual Placement and Support Service.The aim of this service is to deliver an individual placement and support employment service for people with severe mental health issues, based in secondary mental health teams in Norfolk and Waveney. The employment specialist will work in close collaboration with clinical staff. They will also work with employers to seek employment opportunities for individuals and with any individuals who express an interest in employment to achieve an employment outcome.This is a 5 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years. The maximum annual value is £1,275,582 per annum, £6,377,910 over the initial 5-year contract period and a maximum contract value of £8,929,074 over the full 7-year period including optional 2-year extension period.

Total Quantity or Scope

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.The aim of this service is to deliver an individual placement and support employment service for people with severe mental health issues, based in secondary mental health teams and primary care, across Norfolk and Waveney ICS.The employment specialist will work in close collaboration with clinical staff. They will also work with employers to seek employment opportunities for individuals and with any individuals who express an interest in employment to achieve an employment outcome.The service will deploy Employment Specialists (ES’s) into the secondary mental health teams. ES’s will also work with (and be integrated to) Primary Care Networks, as part of the Community Transformation Programme. The ES’s will provide employment support in line with the principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS).IPS has been identified by both DWP and NHS England as a promising intervention to address unemployment within mental health. IPS is a replicable, evidence-based, supported employment programme that has been shown to deliver superior employment and health outcomes for people with severe mental health problems.The IPS approach is based on eight key principles:1. It aims to get people into competitive employment2. It is open to all those who want to work3. It tries to find jobs consistent with people's preferences4. It works quickly5. It brings employment specialists into clinical teams6. Employment specialists develop relationships with employers based upon a person's work preferences7. It provides time unlimited, individualised support for the person and their employer8. Benefits counselling is included. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’If you have wish to make a written representation regarding this intention to award notice please contact nwicb.enquiries@nhs.net.The intention to award decision was made by the ICB Steering Group 8th January 2025There were no declared conflicts identified during in relation to this process.The Key Criteria weighting for this services was as follows:Quality & Innovation - 50%Value - Pass/FailIntegration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 20%Improving Access, Reducing - 20%Social Value - 10%The rationale for awarding to the preferred provider was that they have passed all pass/fail questions in the basic selection questionnaire and ranked as the highest scoring provider based on their overall Key Criteria score within this Provider Selection Process.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

This is a 5 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85323000 - Community health services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Other Information

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