Tender: Individual Placement & Support (Substance Use) Service for Adults in Leicestershire & Rutland

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Leicestershire County Council is seeking a supplier for an Individual Placement & Support (IPS) service for adults (18+) receiving structured drug and/or alcohol treatment within Leicestershire and Rutland’s Integrated Substance Use Treatment Service. The supplier must deliver a fully utilised IPS provision that adheres to the IPS approach and eight IPS principles, meets the 25‑item fidelity scale, provides person-centred pre-employment and in-work support (including benefits advice and employer engagement), and considers rural access barriers to help eligible individuals who are out of work or at risk of losing employment and entitled to work in the UK to find and sustain paid competitive employment. The contract value for the initial two years is £463,190 (year 1: £228,215; year 2: £234,975) with an anticipated total of up to approximately £975,000 over four years if future central government funding is agreed; commissioning will be in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations 2024 and the Procurement Act 2023.