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Published 15 Sept 2026, 16:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Individual Placement Scheme (IPS)

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£2,306,000≈ £461k / year · £2,306,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Apr 2032 · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to procure a specialist Individual Placement and Support (IPS) service to support adults engaged in structured drug and alcohol treatment services across the six London boroughs of:

Croydon

Kingston upon Thames

Merton

Richmond upon Thames

Sutton

Wandsworth

The successful provider will deliver a high-quality IPS employment service that supports individuals receiving treatment for drug and alcohol dependency to obtain and sustain competitive paid employment.

The service will operate in accordance with IPS principles and fidelity standards and will work closely with commissioned treatment providers, local authorities, health services, employers and wider stakeholders across South West London.

CPV: Rehabilitation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 yrsPublished value£2,306,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 1 Apr 2032 (5 yrs)Value: £2,306,000 exc. VAT · £2,306,000 inc. VAT
85312500 Rehabilitation services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price: Cost Weighting
  • Quality: Quality weighting
  • Social Value: Social value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Sept 2026, 16:29 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 16:29 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 Dec 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087473
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Rehabilitation services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa80 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗

Timeline

15 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published41 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 16:29 BST
  2. Submission deadline12 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  4. Award decision expected byin 42 days
    7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 156 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 16:29 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Merton

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLZQ-1654-VNHW Civic Centre, London Rd, Morden, London, SM4 5DXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender