Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board
County Hall, Martineau Ln
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.improvinglivesnw.org.uk/about-us/our-nhs-integrated-care-board-icb/icb-contact/
Buyer's address
https://www.improvinglivesnw.org.uk/about-us/our-nhs-integrated-care-board-icb/icb-contact/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Individual Placement and Support Service for NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB
Reference number
NW2024-76
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short 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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £8,929,074
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH1 - East Anglia
Main site or place of performance
Norfolk and Waveney
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 employment
2. It is open to all those who want to work
3. It tries to find jobs consistent with people's preferences
4. It works quickly
5. It brings employment specialists into clinical teams
6. Employment specialists develop relationships with employers based upon a person's work preferences
7. It provides time unlimited, individualised support for the person and their employer
8. Benefits counselling is included
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
This is a 5 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) 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 2025
There 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/Fail
Integration, 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.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-031452
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Norfolk and Waveney Mind
50 Sale Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 9TP
Norwich
NR7 9tp
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH1 - East Anglia
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £8,929,074
Total value of the contract/lot: £8,929,074
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England
7&8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
Country
United Kingdom