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NEL ICB Individual Placement Service

NHS LONDON COMMERCIAL HUB · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:34.

Opportunity overview

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board are seeking to procure an Individual Placement and Support Service. The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) service is an evidence-based support route to employment for people with serious mental health issues (SMI). Providing individual placement support into employment for adults with serious mental health issues is a continued requirement of the NHS Long Term Plan 2019-2024 and operating guidance for 2024 and beyond. There is a ring-fenced Service development fund in-order to grow and expand access to employment for this marginalised group. The proposed contract term will be 36 months with the option to extend (to be confirmed) at the sole discretion of the Authority. The contract will start in 1 April 2026.

Classification

  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
PRJ 4009
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
033438-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
18 Jun 2025, 16:00

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB), hereafter referred to as "The Authority", invites interested individuals and Providers to attend a Market Engagement Event to be held online (via MS Teams) on Wednesday the 2nd of July 14:00pm - 16:00pm. The Event will provide: - An overview of the current and proposed service provision. - Details of the anticipated contract type, length, and particular conditions. - An overview of the proposed commissioning approach and procurement route. - Indicative timescales for the procurement. Registration: Reservations are limited to no more than 3 individuals per organisation. Details of those to be invited must be sent to the Procurement Lead (Sara.O'Donnell@nhs.net) by Monday the 30th of June at 14:00pm.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBWD-3998-QHRQ
Name
NHS LONDON COMMERCIAL HUB

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI41
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E15 1DA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4th Floor - Unex Tower, 5 Station Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PBWD-3998-QHRQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Sara O'Donnell

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E15 1DA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-054f4d-2025-06-18T16:00:47+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·