Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
GMCA Offices, 1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
UK
Contact person: Ms Emily Taylor
E-mail: ewsframework@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
GMCA1409 - Working Well: Individual Placement & Support in Primary Care (IPSPC)
Reference number: DN765688
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure a lead provider to deliver the Working Well: Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (WW: IPSPC) service for Greater Manchester (GM) residents. Funded via GMCA’s Integrated Settlement allocation for employment support, the service will provide support for 2,000 GM residents between May 2025 and 31st March 2027. Referrals to WW: IPSPC for both out-of-work and in-work participants can be accepted up to the end of March 2026.
The budget for the initial period of the contract (end-May 2025 to 31st March 2027) is a maximum of £5,000,000. The contract also includes provision for a 12-month extension up to 31st March 2028 with an additional maximum value of £2,400,000. This would bring the potential total lifetime value of the contract to a maximum of £7,400,000.
The WW: IPSPC service will sit within the Working Well suite of programmes and delivery is expected to take place in co-locations within a range of primary and community NHS health services. Participants will come from two distinct cohorts:
1) Out-of-work participants with a health condition, disability, or who are experiencing disadvantage and require assistance and support to move into competitive employment.
2) In-work participants who are off sick or struggling in the workplace due to their disability, health condition, or disadvantage and require assistance and support to return to or retain employment.
WW: IPSPC builds on the successful Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model, derived from Supported Employment. The service will support individuals with a physical or mental health disability, or those in a specified disadvantaged group.
The model moves away from a ‘train and place’ model that focuses on job readiness, to a ‘place, train, maintain’ model focused on engagement with employers to make jobs possible - that is real jobs with real pay. Evidence shows consistently that this approach, with its focus on rapid job search, is more effective than a step-by-step pathway to employment for certain cohorts of people.
This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the GMCA Education, Work and Skills Flexible Procurement System.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure a lead provider to deliver the Working Well: Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (WW: IPSPC) service for Greater Manchester (GM) residents. Funded via GMCA’s Integrated Settlement allocation for employment support, the service will provide support for 2,000 GM residents between May 2025 and 31st March 2027. Referrals to WW: IPSPC for both out-of-work and in-work participants can be accepted up to the end of March 2026.
The budget for the initial period of the contract (end-May 2025 to 31st March 2027) is a maximum of £5,000,000. The contract also includes provision for a 12-month extension up to 31st March 2028 with an additional maximum value of £2,400,000. This would bring the potential total lifetime value of the contract to a maximum of £7,400,000.
The WW: IPSPC service will sit within the Working Well suite of programmes and delivery is expected to take place in co-locations within a range of primary and community NHS health services. Participants will come from two distinct cohorts:
1) Out-of-work participants with a health condition, disability, or who are experiencing disadvantage and require assistance and support to move into competitive employment.
2) In-work participants who are off sick or struggling in the workplace due to their disability, health condition, or disadvantage and require assistance and support to return to or retain employment.
WW: IPSPC builds on the successful Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model, derived from Supported Employment. The service will support individuals with a physical or mental health disability, or those in a specified disadvantaged group.
The model moves away from a ‘train and place’ model that focuses on job readiness, to a ‘place, train, maintain’ model focused on engagement with employers to make jobs possible - that is real jobs with real pay. Evidence shows consistently that this approach, with its focus on rapid job search, is more effective than a step-by-step pathway to employment for certain cohorts of people.
This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the GMCA Education, Work and Skills Flexible Procurement System.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Delivery Model
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Engagement and Stakeholder Management
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Mobilisation and Implementation
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Performance and Contract Management
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: IPS Grow / Fidelity Reviews
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Value for Money
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 175-423970
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
Lee House, 90,Great Bridgewater Street,
Manchester
M1 5JQ
UK
NUTS: UKD3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/05/2025