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Published 26 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Individual Placement Support (IPS)

Official notice

Authority: City of Doncaster Council (Local council)

Direct awardVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£526,888published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Cyrenians

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Doncaster's IPS service provides personalised employment support for people with mental health needs, helping them to secure and sustain competitive paid employment through tailored guidance, employer engagement, and ongoing in‑work support.

This contract is being awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using Direct Award Process C.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedVCSE
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: VCSE eligible
85323000 Community health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
26 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMT
Last source update
26 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028099
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06758e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

This award is made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using Direct Award Process C. The current provider (Changing Lives) continues to satisfy service requirements, there is no considerable change to service scope, and continuity is in the best interests of service users.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £526,8881 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CyreniansSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£526,888—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Doncaster Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLHR-4113-HMNQ Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, Yorkshire & Humber, DN1 3BUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • THE CYRENIANS LTD T/A Changing LivesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00995799GB-PPON: PRLX-9848-NVCL H26 The Avenues Eleventh Avenue North, Gateshead, North East, NE11 0NJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender