# GM Working Well Specialist Employment Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £5,998,245
- Published: 30 August 2019
- Planned start: 1 January 2020
- Planned end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: fdf17735-2a97-464c-9643-3f3c069917c9-311180
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e1106fab-a9fe-47c2-8d1c-78240ffa34f5

## Description

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) in partnership with its constituent authorities and Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership \(GM HSCP\) are commissioning a new Working Well service designed to support people furthest from the labour market to find work\. The Working Well Specialist Employment Service comprises Supported Employment for people with a learning disability and/or autistic people and Individual Placement and Support \(IPS\) for people with severe mental illness\. Both supported employment and IPS are evidence based service models that support people with complex disabilities and health needs access and sustain paid work in the open labour market - that is real jobs\. The initial contract period is from 1st January 2020 to 31st March 2023\. There is provision to extend the contract for two x 12 month periods subject to funding and service performance\.

## Related contract awards

- [TDC - Feasibility Study \(PM & QS support\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-658bda3e-d6de-4447-a01b-b6557daded94): THE GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- [10 Year Growth Plan - Consultancy Support 3](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-06e7f749-9042-4ebd-8523-a604106ee537): THE GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- [Skyline Property Refurbishments Property 1 -1 Greenway Horwich BL6 6RP GMCA1552](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a3eb7052-ab65-4eca-9fe5-877d00d708f9): Greater Manchester Combined Authority

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdf17735-2a97-464c-9643-3f3c069917c9-311180)