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Contract | 21 August 2025
Get Set UK is proud to announce weโve been awarded the ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ (๐๐ฃ๐ฆ) ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ (๐ฆ๐ ๐) contract.
From ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ weโll be delivering this life-changing service right across Greater Essex, including Southend and Thurrock, supporting people with severe mental illness to achieve their employment goals and take the next step towards a brighter future.
IPS works – itโs a proven, evidence-based approach that helps people find and keep jobs, boosting confidence, independence, and wellbeing along the way.
The new contract will run until August 2028, in partnership with Essex County Council and the regionโs ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐.
Weโve been supporting the Essex community for over a decade with a range of employability, health and wellbeing, and training services.
Thomas Harley FIEP FRSA, ๐๐๐ข ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ ๐จ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ: โEmployment can be a turning point in someoneโs recovery journey. This contract gives us the chance to work alongside mental health services in Essex to ensure more people are not only job-ready but truly supported to succeed and stay in work. Weโre determined to make employment a reality for people who may have felt it was out of reach.โ
๐ ๐ต๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ to the Get Set UK team for making this win possible – your passion and dedication continue to inspire.
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