NEL ICB-Individual Placement Support (IPS) Newham, BHR and Waltham Forest - Multi-Lots:

<p>NHS North East London CCG (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") is seeking to commission a Mental Health Individual Placement Service and Employment Support Service ("the Services") in North East London CCG Boroughs covered within Barking &amp; Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR), Newham and Waltham Forest (WF) regions.</p>
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<p>The procurement is divided into 3 lots:</p>
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<p>Lot 1: Mental Health Individual Placement Service and Employment Support Service in BHR and WF</p>
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<p>Lot 2: Mental Health Individual Placement Service and Employment Support Service in Newham</p>
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<p>Lot 3: Multi-Lot (Combined Lots 1 and 2) A Bidder may be interested in both Lot 1 and Lot 2 and in such an instance, the bidder in addition to providing a response under Lots 1 and 2, must also provide a response to the question(s) under Lot 3.</p>
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<p>It is widely accepted that good employment is generally positive for a person's mental health, including those who have a mental health condition. Work supports and promotes social and economic inclusion and enables a person to be more independent and therefore have more control over their life, all of which have been identified as protective factors of mental wellbeing. For this reason, it is widely acknowledged among professionals that the longer people are absent from or out of work, the more likely they are to experience depression and/or anxiety. Therefore, the aim of this Mental Health employment service is to support people to gain appropriate employment.</p>
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