Specialist supported employment service (Individual Placement and Support for Primary Care [IPSPC])

The purpose of this project is to specify a specialist supported employment service (Individual Placement and Support [IPS]) for Slough residents. The programme is aimed at young people and adults who have a physical or mental health disability or long term health condition as defined by the Equality Act 2010, to help them to meet their own individual goals to move into or remain in competitive employment and/or maintain that employment.

• oThe service will be known as Ability Slough.

The programme is being grant funded through the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

An important element of this programme is that it is effectively evaluated on a local level, and a contractor for this is sought. DWP are in addition carrying out a national evaluation.

This Tender is split into 2 lots

Lot 1

Specialist supported employment service (Individual Placement and Support for Primary Care [IPSPC]) for Slough residents aimed at young people and adults who have a physical or mental health disability or long term health difficulties, to help them to meet their own individual goals to move into or remain in competitive employment and/or maintain that employment.

Contract start date 02/09/2024 - 31/03/2025.

The contract maybe extended for a further year depending on grant funding availability .

The budget is ?1,191,334.

Lot 2

A specialist supported employment service (Individual Placement and Support [IPS]) for residents who access Drug and Alcohol services in the Boroughs of Bracknell, RBWM, Reading, Slough, West Berks & Wokingham within each boroughs Drug and Alcohol treatment service.

Anticipated contract start date is 01/07/2024 - 31/03/2026

The budget for the total period as stated above is ?652,726.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please download read the guidance document and supporting appendices. Completed proposals need to be submitted via Intend by 04.06.2024 at 12noon

Additional information: Internet address(es):

Main address: www.slough.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/opportunities

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/opportunities Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/opportunities

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : DWP

Funding Description

Grant funding for Lot 1 from DWP Grant funding for Lot 2 OHID

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No