Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicester City Council
Bosworth House, 9-15 Princess Road West
Leicester
LE1 6TH
Contact
Mr Ashok Chotalia
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1164542383
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF21 - Leicester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ASC0283 - Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Reference number
DN610999
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Leicester City Council (The Authority) undertook a procurement process to find a suitably qualified and experienced provider for the Individual Placement and Support Service in Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment to operate within Leicester and is now in a position to confirm the contract award.
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: £334,871
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF21 - Leicester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Service concerns the delivery of employment support for people receiving structured community treatment for drug and alcohol problems who are either unemployed or are employed but at risk of unemployment.
IPS is intensive employment support delivered by trained employment specialists and provided as part of substance misuse services, rather than separately through mainstream employment support services.
The employment specialists shall be based in the main City Centre hub for Leicester’s Community Substance Misuse Treatment Service.
A key part of the service will be to develop and manage an employer engagement strategy and drive relationships with the local authority and partner services.
IPS is based on eight principles:
1. To get people into paid, competitive employment.
2. Is open to all those who want to work – work is part of the recovery journey, not the destination.
3. Tries to find jobs consistent with people's preferences.
4. Works quickly – contact is made with an employer within weeks.
5. Teams are embedded in and integrated with the treatment services - so that employment becomes a core part of treatment and recovery.
6. Employer engagement – Employment Specialists develop relationships with employers based upon their clients’ work preferences.
7. Provides individualised support for the person and their employer - helping people to keep their jobs at difficult times.
The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years to commence on 1st February 2023, with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes, as well as the availability of funding and agreement by the Crown, for a further 3 years to 31st March 2028, taking the contract term to a maximum of 5 years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-025185
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
6 December 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Intuitive Thinking Skills Ltd
The Think Tank, 457 Chester Road,
Manchester,
M169HA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF21 - Leicester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £334,871
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Technology and Construction Court
Priory Courts 33 Bull Street
Birmingham
B4 6DS
Country
United Kingdom