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DHSC: OHID: IPS Technical Support, Accredited Training 26-29 - Lot 2

Awarded to Social Finance Limited

Department of Health & Social Care(buyer)

Published
Published 22 September 2025
Deadline
Closed 17 December 2025
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Overview

The Department of Health & Social Care has awarded a contract to Social Finance Limited for the delivery of Individualized Placement and Support (IPS) Level 3 accredited training to the drug and alcohol treatment workforce. The contract, valued at £6.3 million and running from 2026-27 to 2028-29, requires the supplier to provide at least 16 training places annually to upskill IPS staff working in community drug and alcohol treatment services, delivered either in person or virtually.

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Lots (2)

  • Suppliers tender submission Lot 1

    Lot 1: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Technical Support fidelity reviews. A package of implementation and technical support for IPS teams that are newly mobilising or recently established. We require at least 15 Fidelity Reviews and 30 Guided Self-Assessments to be completed per year.

    £2,979,113Won by Social Finance Limited

  • Suppliers tender submission Lot 2

    Lot 2 Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Accredited Training. At least 16 training places for accredited qualifications per year. Value of £194,208 total for this lot

    £194,208Won by Social Finance Limited

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£3,173,321
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
22 September 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous business and business-related servicesSpecialist training servicesHealth services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£3,173,321
Award date
15 January 2026
Contract period
31 March 2026 → 31 March 2029
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
31 March 2031
Bids received
1
Winner
  • Social Finance Limited

This contract ends on 31 March 2029, or 31 March 2031 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

Social Finance Limited

Based in
London
Public contracts won
31
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

1

Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 0% · Quality 100%

  • DHSC: OHID: IPS Technical Support and fidelity reviews 26/27100%

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Market context

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£73,970

Median of 18,950 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 42.9× the median.

Department of Health & Social Care in the last 12 months

61

contracts awarded, worth £435,984,903 in total

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Award Update · Contract Update

    1 April 2026

  2. Award Update · Contract Update

    1 April 2026

  3. Contract

    19 March 2026

  4. Contract

    19 March 2026

  5. Contract

    16 January 2026

  6. Tender Update

    13 November 2025

  7. Contract Notice

    3 November 2025

  8. Prior Information Notice

    22 September 2025

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