# Individual Placements and Support \(IPS\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Sunderland City Council](/buyers/sunderland-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Recovery Connections](/contract-winners/recovery-connections/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £403,103
- Tender value: £403,103
- Award date: 31 March 2022
- Published: 15 April 2024
- Contract start: 1 April 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 15a97acb-7ea0-40a7-a184-9efca3f6c68f-740851
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1111a78c-0c0d-4f3d-b477-c6037e9e9a4a

## Description

Provision of a Specialist Supported Employment Service \(Individual Placement and Support \(IPS\)\) for residents who access Drug and Alcohol services in the City of Sunderland Council area\. The Sunderland IPS Scheme will be available to individuals of working age \(16\+\), resident in the Sunderland area, who are engaged in structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol issues and are out of work\. The 'structured treatment' can be provided by either a young person's community-based specialist substance misuse service; an adult's community based specialist substance misuse service; or an 'all age' community based specialist substance misuse service, \(hereafter these services will be collectively referred to as 'specialist community drug and alcohol treatment services\)\. The Scheme will provide bespoke 'packages' of support to assist service users into sustainable, paid employment\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15a97acb-7ea0-40a7-a184-9efca3f6c68f-740851)