Coming up· published 22 Sept 2025
DHSC: OHID: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) technical and implementation support, fidelity reviews, and training.
Department of Health & Social Care · Westminster, Greater London
Department of Health & Social Care is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Westminster.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:15
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Department of Health & Social Care is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Westminster. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £3,214,113. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 22 September 2025. The notice number is 058641-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059f78.
Summary of the contracting process
The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "DHSC: OHID: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) technical and implementation support, fidelity reviews, and training." It will be implemented in the UK, particularly within the London region. The procurement process involves preliminary market engagement, with a deadline for supplier feedback set for 10th October 2025.
The contract is planned to start on 1st April 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2029, and is valued at approximately £3.2 million, making it above threshold. The future notice date for this procurement is scheduled for 3rd November 2025. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as the procurement process supports supplier diversity and competition.
The notice in full
DHSC is seeking a supplier to deliver a package IPS implementation and technical support, and reviews of fidelity to the IPS model. Lot 1: Individual Placement and Support Technical and Implementation Support and Fidelity Reviews Lot 2: Individual Placement and Support Accredited Training
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £3,214,113
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 058641-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059f78
- CPV code
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services; 80510000 - Specialist training services; 85100000 - Health services; 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- CPV division
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security; 80 - Education and training services; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Town
- South West London
- Postcode
- SW1H 0EU
- Electoral ward
- St James's
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Delivery area
- Inner London - West
- Region
- Greater London
- Sub-region
- Westminster and City of London
- Area
- Inner London - West
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Department of Health & Social Care
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Jay Bains
- Phone
- 02071047545
- Address
- London, SW1H 0EU · Greater London · England
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058641-2025
- Gov.ukgov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-soci…
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-059f78 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the DHSC: OHID: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) technical and implementation… tender open?
Department of Health & Social Care has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the DHSC: OHID: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) technical and implementation… contract worth?
The estimated value is £3,214,113. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for DHSC: OHID: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) technical and implementation…?
Department of Health & Social Care, based in Westminster, Greater London. The named contact is Jay Bains, on 02071047545.
How do I bid for DHSC: OHID: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) technical and implementation…?
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- Read the early notice in full.
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