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retender Greater Essex Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness (IPS for SMI)

Published 6 Mar 2026

6 Mar 2026

Essex County Council

Primary CPV: 85000000 *
Health and social work services
Location: 🇬🇧 South East
Value: £7,987,857
Contract: 3 years Duration
01/10/2025 30/09/2028
Contract Types: 85 *Health & social work services
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom · UKJ

Contact

jon.rockstad@essex.gov.uk

Award Criteria

Not specified

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85000000 *

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Reference: DN769504

Essex County Council as lead commissioner is seeking to procure a service for Individual Placement and Support for Serious Mental Illness (IPS for SMI). The IPS for SMI is an employment support service integrated with secondary care mental health services to assist people who experience severe mental health conditions to find paid work. ECC is the lead commissioner for this service on behalf of the three ICBs in Essex, namely Mid and South Essex (MSE), Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE ), and Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE). Please note that this service will not cover Hertfordshire or Suffolk. For the purposes of this procurement, this service is an ALL Essex service, which includes the Unitary Authorities of Southend and Thurrock.

Awarded to

GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD

Full CPV breakdown

85000000 — Health and social work services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Local authority
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Winning supplier: SME
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Services
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Complete
Award status: Active
Reserved / special regime: Light Touch
Language: EN
Published: 06 Mar 2026 14:36
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fb48
Notice ID: DN769504

Organisations on this notice

GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD

Supplier SME

86-90, Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE, United Kingdom

businessdevelopment@getsetuk.co.uk

www.getsetuk.co.uk/

GB-COH 07083531

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	Essex County Council
Party 1 › Address › Street	County Hall, Market Road
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	Chelmsford
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	CM1 1QH
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKH36
Party 1 › Contact › Email	jon.rockstad@essex.gov.uk
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Classification › Description	Public authority - sub-central government
Party 2 › Name	GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD
Party 2 › Address › Street	86-90, Paul Street
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	London
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	EC2A 4NE
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKI41
Party 2 › Contact › Email	businessdevelopment@getsetuk.co.uk
Party 2 › Role	supplier
Party 2 › Link	https://www.getsetuk.co.uk/
Party 2 › Business size	sme
Party 2 › VCSEs	No
Party 2 › Public service mission organisation	No
Party 2 › Sheltered workshop	No

Buyer

Name	Essex County Council

Tender

Title	retender Greater Essex Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness (IPS for SMI)
Status	complete
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Open procedure
Special regime	Light touch
Lot › Status	complete
Document › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Description	Not published

Awards

Status	active
Category	services
Supplier › Name	GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD
Item › CPV › Description	Health and social work services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UKJ
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom

Contracts

Status	active
Contract period › Start	1 Oct 2025
Contract period › End	30 Sep 2028
Contract period › Can be extended to	30 Sep 2030
Can be renewed	Yes
Renewal › Description	The Council may at its sole discretion extend the duration of this Agreement for a further maximum period of up to twenty-four (24) calendar months commencing on the third anniversary of the Service Commencement Date. The Council may serve such extension notice(s) on as many occasions as it shall think fit provided that the duration of such extensions shall not in total exceed twenty-four (24) calendar months from the fifth anniversary of the Service Commencement Date.
Has options	Yes
Options › Description	As published in schedule 1 specification: 5.5.3 The service may expand over the life of the contract. Should this opportunity arise any potential increases to annual targets and associated additional funding will be discussed with Provider during the contract term.
Value › Value incl. VAT	£9,585,428
Value › Value	£7,987,857
Value › Currency	GBP
Above threshold	Yes
Signed	1 Oct 2025
Agreed Metrics › Title	Not Applicable - Light Touch Regime
Document › Document type	Contract notice
Document › Description	Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020482-2026
Document › Published	6 Mar 2026

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