Official UK procurement notice
Individual Placement & Support Programme
Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Individual Placement and Support (IPS) programme provides targeted employment support for adults aged 18 and over who are experiencing, or are at risk of, drug and/or alcohol-related needs. The service focuses on individuals who are out of work and offers tailored, evidence-based assistance to help them secure and sustain paid employment. Its core aim is to promote recovery, independence, and long-term employment outcomes through personalised, integrated support.
- No preliminary market engagement: A Preliminary Market Engagement notice will not be published due to the late notification of the IPS grant settlement from Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)and the need to go out to the market as soon as possible.
CPV: Personal development training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£664,167
- Economic & financial standing
The Authority requires evidence of legal capacity to perform the contract and has set the following requirements:
- Comply with data protection laws (e.g., UK GDPR)
- Able to employ trained IPS specialists
- Technical & professional ability
Please confirm and provide evidence of your organisation’s experience and capability to deliver IPS services for public sector clients at a scale equivalent to an annual projected spend of £180,000. The response must include:
Submit a minimum of at least one example of a similar public sector contract delivered within the last 3 years, specifying total annual contract value, overall contract duration and a brief summary of any key lessons learned. Please outline how your organisation considers capacity to take on new work, how you typically seek to provide resource to new contracts and confirmation of relevant accreditations and quality assurance standards.
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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).
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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).
- High Level Award Criteria
- Economic & financial standing
The Authority requires evidence of legal capacity to perform the contract and has set the following requirements:
- Comply with data protection laws (e.g., UK GDPR)
- Able to employ trained IPS specialists
- Technical & professional ability
Please confirm and provide evidence of your organisation’s experience and capability to deliver IPS services for public sector clients at a scale equivalent to an annual projected spend of £180,000. The response must include:
Submit a minimum of at least one example of a similar public sector contract delivered within the last 3 years, specifying total annual contract value, overall contract duration and a brief summary of any key lessons learned. Please outline how your organisation considers capacity to take on new work, how you typically seek to provide resource to new contracts and confirmation of relevant accreditations and quality assurance standards.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Apr 2026, 15:05 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 15:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030454- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067aecFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tender submissions will be conducted electronically via the Precontract Portal. Interested suppliers must register on the portal and submit all required documentation through the designated online system. No paper or email submissions will be accepted. Full instructions for accessing and using the Procontract Portal procontract.due-north.com ↗
Timeline
1 Apr 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 15:05 BST
- Clarification questions by188 days ago22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline180 days ago30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by150 days ago30 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts88 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 15:05 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender