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Suffolk Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Health Illness

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:02.

Opportunity 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.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • In the near future, SNEE ICB intend to release to the market an opportunity to deliver the Suffolk Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Health Illness. Prior to this the ICB would like to understand the level of interest in the market and responses to the questions posed below. The Suffolk IPS SMI Service has a budget of £868,948 per annum and the Core deliverables for the service as aligned to the NHS Long Term Plan and the SNEE Joint Forward Plan are below. - 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0544eb
Status
planned
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The original notice outlined the following closing date for the market engagement: If you could send responses in respect of the questions above to procurement@snee.nhs.uk by 17:00 on the 27th May 2025. This should have read 27th June 2025 as the closing date for responding to the market engagement questions.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Aug 2025, 00:00

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Description
In the near future, SNEE ICB intend to release to the market an opportunity to deliver the Suffolk Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Health Illness. Prior to this the ICB would like to understand the level of interest in the market and responses to the questions posed below. The Suffolk IPS SMI Service has a budget of £868,948 per annum and the Core deliverables for the service as aligned to the NHS Long Term Plan and the SNEE Joint Forward Plan are below. - 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.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
This service would cover the Ipswich and East Suffolk and West Suffolk localities

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH14

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QJG
Name
NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP12BX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Endeavour House, Russell Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
QJG
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Name
Jane Garnett
Telephone
+44 1473770000

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ipswich · UKH14 · IP12BX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0544eb-2025-06-10T12:38:52+01:00compiled ·