West Midlands IPS CfP

Kennedy Scott Call for Proposals

West Midlands Individual Placement Support

West Midlands Combined Authority with NHS England & Health Unit

The West Midlands Combined Authority is working with NHS England and the Work and Health Unit (a partnership between the Department of Work and Pensions and the Department of Health) to trial a new model of integrated health and employment support at scale. The aim is to test whether this model can deliver a transformational improvement in employment, health, and wellbeing outcomes for people who are out of work with a self-defined long-term health condition or disability.

The opportunity is split into four CCG areas:

  • Wolverhampton (Lot 1)
  • Dudley (Lot 2)
  • Sandwell and West Birmingham (Lot 3)
  • South Central Birmingham (Lot 4)

Please note if you require more information you will be required to complete a non-disclosure agreement. This can be obtained from the following link:

Please return your non-disclosure agreement to

We are looking for specialist partners with experience in:

  • Providing employment support for people with specific disabilities such as hearing or sight impairment
  • Providing employment support for people with English as a second language

Organisation Name and Contact Details

Organisation Name
Contact Name
Job Title
Email
Telephone/Mobile
Have you completed the Kennedy Scott EOI? ** / ** Please note if you have not already completed our EOI you will need to return this at the same time in order for us to consider your application **

If you need support completing this document please email:

Due to the tight deadlines of this opportunity please return this document to by 5pm on Monday 17th July 2017 in order to be considered for the opportunity.

Section A

In the last three years, has your organisation or any members within been found guilty of unlawful discrimination by an Employment Tribunal, an Employment Appeal Tribunal or any other court? / YES/ NO
If your answer is “YES” please provide details here:
In the last three years, has your organisation had a complaint upheld following an investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission or its predecessors on grounds or alleged unlawful discrimination? / YES / NO
If your answer is “YES” please provide details here:
In the last three years, has your organisation had any informal complaints or grievances upheld relating to bullying / harassment and/or negative behaviour that has been reported? / YES / NO
If your answer is “YES” please provide details here:
Has your organisation or any of its Directors or Executive Officers been in receipt of enforcement/remedial orders in relation to the Health & Safety Executive (or equivalent body) in the last 3 years? / YES / NO
If your answer is “YES” please provide details here:
Please self-certify that your organisation has or will have the proposed workforce policies, strategies, processes and practices to comply with all relevant employment legislation applicable in the UK. / YES / NO
If you have answered 'No' to the above question, please give further details here:
Will you or any of your partners/subcontractors/3rd Parties be processing or storing data, in relation to this contract, outside of the UK shores? If yes, please provide details of the arrangement and an overview of any outsourcing contracts regarding this.
YES / NO (delete as applicable)

Section B

Please tick which Lot(s) you are interested in delivering in:
Wolverhampton (Lot 1) / Dudley (Lot 2)
Sandwell and West Birmingham (Lot 3) / South Central Birmingham (Lot 4)
Please provide two examples of other services you have delivered, which demonstrate your ability to work with Kennedy Scott on this programme. (500 words per lot)
Please describe how your organisation will deliver a high quality experience to people who require support to access employment or self-employment. (200 words per lot)
Please describe how you will establish co-location and co-working arrangements with relevant primary and community health teams in the area you wish to work with Kennedy Scott.
Please give examples of how you have delivered collaborative working across primary and community care to the benefit of this patient cohort with specific reference to the localityfor which you wish to work with Kennedy Scott in. (300 words per lot)
How does your organisation apply the principles of co-production to engage and involve service users and potential service users, including those that are identified as vulnerable or seldom heard? Please detail in your response specific co-production methods you have used to engage and involve people and explain their use and implementation. (400 words)
Please explain your performance management processes.
  • What systems do you use?
  • Who is responsible and at what juncture/level?
  • What do you monitor to ensure outcomes are more likely to be achieved?
  • Frequency of reviewing progress.
(200 words max excluding diagrams)
What else might we not know about your organisation? Have you won any awards, fantastic customer satisfaction rates? Amazing staff? We'd be really keen to know!
(300 words max)

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Please provide a detailed list of all fixed and outreach location that you currently deliver from or prospective delivery sites if you were successful in your application to work with Kennedy Scott. Please add additional lines as required
Current/ Prospective / Full address[CB1] / Postcode / Maximum capacity of participants / What facilities are available on site? Eg meeting room , 121 room, training suite, kitchen, IT suite / Are they DDA compliant?
Y/N / Existing premises?
Y/N / Fixed or Outreach? / Additional Capacity / Transport links – Accessibility by local transport eg proximity to bus/train
Please gives details of your performance of between three and five relevant contracts, delivered within the last three years.
Name of Contract / Contracting Body and Funder / Contract Duration / Brief Description of Services Delivered / Target Performance
(Number and Percentage) / Achieved Performance
(Number and Percentage)

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