Suffolk Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Health Illness
NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARDEstimated Value
Up to £868,948
Deadline
Not specified
Published
9 June 2025
Type
services
Overview
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 Severe Mental Health Illness.
Key points
- Achievement of the yearly IPS Access target
- Job Retention cases not to exceed 25% of the caseload (SMI individuals only)
- Job Outcomes to be 40% (for unemployed/IPS access individuals)
- Achieve IPS Fidelity of Good
- Oversight of IPS National Target
- Increasing access to dedicated employment support for those with Severe Mental Illness
- Increasing sustainable employment outcomes for those with Severe Mental Illness
- Decreasing time spent in hospital, hospital admissions and relapse.
- Building relationship with employers The indicative activity is a cohort of around 727 IPS referrals per year. We are interested to hear from providers about their good practice and approaches to this service. We are particularly interested to hear from you regarding.
- Does your organisation envisage any risks to delivery in respect of the outline above?
- What best practice and innovation are you currently involved in for this service in other localities?
- How you practically manage and support prioritisation of patients when required.
- How will you ensure that you build relationships with employers to drive client employment outcomes If you could send responses in respect of the questions above to procurement@snee.nhs.uk by 17:00 on the 27th May 2025. Please include direct contact information in case the Commissioners would like to discuss your responses further. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of any contract in a future procurement process will be subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to any process which may be published in relation to this notice.
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
- Procurement Act 2023
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
East Suffolk and North East Essex NHS Foundation Trust
11 contracts wonlatest 10 Jun 2025£20bn
total awarded
- 2
GP Primary Choice Ltd
£752,320
total awarded
- 3
Practice Plus Group Urgent Care Ltd
£193m
total awarded
- 4
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts wonlatest 3 Jul 2025£1bn
total awarded
- 5
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts wonlatest 25 Jun 2025£1bn
total awarded
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NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARDKey Dates
Published
9 June 2025
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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