Official UK procurement notice
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for people living with Severe Mental Illness (SMI)
Authority: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service consists of a team of employment specialists integrated within local mental health teams, who support a caseload of patients to find new employment or to retain existing employment working closely with employers.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Description of the services to be provided: The service consists of a team of…Awarded
Description of the services to be provided: The service consists of a team of employment specialists integrated within local mental health teams, who support a caseload of patients to find new employment or to retain existing employment working closely with employers.
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance.
The lifetime value of the contract is approximately £248,668
The dates between which the contract provides for the services to be provided are 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Mar 2026, 16:50 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2026, 16:50 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029987- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0679f9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The authority had to act rapidly in an unforeseen emergency not attributable to the authority.
A complete a full PSR process is being undertaken. The contract entered into is limited to 12 months.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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 this award. This award was made under an urgent circumstance to ensure continuity of service for patients and partners within Bassetlaw and avoid any disruption caused by South Yorkshire's Integrated Care Board procurement of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for people living with Severe Mental Illness (SMI services. The decision was made by the Joint Commissioning Executive Group in line with the ICB's Scheme of Reservation and Delegation. There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire Housing Association Ltd | £248,668 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029987-2026-1 · South Yorkshire Housing Association Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Mar 2026
- Value
- £248,668
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- South Yorkshire Housing Association LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.