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Drug and Alcohol Community Service

Bath and North East Somerset Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

19 Feb 2025 at 12:04

Tender Notice
Award

13 Nov 2024 at 14:30

Award Notice
Tender

05 Aug 2024 at 10:04

Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

23 Apr 2024 at 15:50

Tender Notice
Planning

17 Apr 2024 at 13:21

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bath and North East Somerset Council has recently completed the tendering phase of a procurement process for a comprehensive Drug and Alcohol Community Service, classified under health and social work services. The contract title is "Drug and Alcohol Community Service," and it falls under the services procurement category. The procurement process culminated in the awarding of the contract on 19th February 2025, with the contract commencing on 1st April 2025 and running until 31st March 2030, with a potential two-year extension. The awarded annual contract value is £2,545,777, totalling £17,820,439 over the contract's life span if extensions are applied. This service will be provided across the region UKK12, specifically within Bath and North East Somerset. This contract was awarded to Turning Point (Services) Ltd through the competitive Provider Selection Regime under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This procurement opportunity offers significant growth potential for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those with expertise in community-based substance use treatment and harm reduction. It includes a wide range of services, such as medical and psychosocial interventions, shared care management in GP practices, outreach and harm reduction programs, and a comprehensive blood-borne virus program. Businesses providing innovative service delivery models, strong governance, and social value activities will find themselves well-suited to compete in this tender. Additionally, the contract presents a stable, long-term revenue stream for the successful provider, encouraging substantial investment in service quality and integration with local health and social care systems.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Drug and Alcohol Community Service

Notice Description

The Authority wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Drug and Alcohol Services. The key requirements of the service are: A community-based adult substance use service responsive to identified local needs (to include, but not be limited to and according to emerging needs: alcohol, opiate, non-opiates,psychoactive substances, prescription and over the counter drugs as well as image andperformance enhancing drugs) which will provide both medical and psychosocialinterventions for harm reduction and recovery. (T2, T3 and providing access to T4 provisionfor adults and young people) Manage Shared Care provision in GP practices. Ensure specific provision for complex needs (including co-occurring mental health and substance use diagnosis). A holistic young peoples substance use service (for people up to the age of 25 years) with clear and seamless transitional arrangements. Support for families and carers of people using drugs and alcohol. Access to residential detoxification and rehabilitation and management of the placement budget. An effective and responsive outreach and harm reduction offer for all, whether in treatment or not, including direct delivery and pharmacy provision, naloxone programme, synthetic opioids preparedness and drug related death prevention. Manage pharmacy contract. Community pharmacists provide a service to dispense, support and monitor the consumption of opiate substitute treatment medication. And the pharmacy needle exchange programme, this service provides access to sterile needles and syringes, and a sharps container for the return of used equipment to promote safe injecting practice and reduce transmission of infections. A free programme of Drug and alcohol training and support for schools A free programme of training to support the wider workforce increase early identification and referrals into treatment, reduce stigmatisation and better understand the needs of this vulnerable group of people. Provide a blood borne virus programme ensuring hepatitis B vaccinations and hepatitis B and C screening are available to all entering or engaged with treatment services regardless of the presenting substance.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process The approximate lifetime value of the contract. is PS17,500,000 This a retender for an existing service albeit with a revised specification The intention is to award the contract to a new provider; Services to run from 1/4/2025 to 31/3/30 with an option to extend by a further 2 years The Authority wishes to award a Contract for the provision of Drug and Alcohol Services. The key requirements of the service are: A community-based adult substance use service responsive to identified local needs (to include, but not be limited to and according to emerging needs: alcohol, opiate, non-opiates,psychoactive substances, prescription and over the counter drugs as well as image andperformance enhancing drugs) which will provide both medical and psychosocialinterventions for harm reduction and recovery. (T2, T3 and providing access to T4 provisionfor adults and young people) Manage Shared Care provision in GP practices. Ensure specific provision for complex needs (including co-occurring mental health and substance use diagnosis). A holistic young peoples substance use service (for people up to the age of 25 years) with clear and seamless transitional arrangements. Support for families and carers of people using drugs and alcohol. Access to residential detoxification and rehabilitation and management of the placement budget. An effective and responsive outreach and harm reduction offer for all, whether in treatment or not, including direct delivery and pharmacy provision, naloxone programme, synthetic opioids preparedness and drug related death prevention. Manage pharmacy contract. Community pharmacists provide a service to dispense, support and monitor the consumption of opiate substitute treatment medication. And the pharmacy needle exchange programme, this service provides access to sterile needles and syringes, and a sharps container for the return of used equipment to promote safe injecting practice and reduce transmission of infections. A free programme of Drug and alcohol training and support for schools A free programme of training to support the wider workforce increase early identification and referrals into treatment, reduce stigmatisation and better understand the needs of this vulnerable group of people. Provide a blood borne virus programme ensuring hepatitis B vaccinations and hepatitis B and C screening are available to all entering or engaged with treatment services regardless of the presenting substance.

Renewal: This is a 60 month contract with two possible 12 month extensions, the maximum contract duration therefore 84 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-045301
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005797-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£28,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2024Expired
Award Date
13 Nov 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BATH
Postcode
BA1 5AW
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Local Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Electoral Ward
Kingsmead
Westminster Constituency
Bath

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Turning Point (Services) Ltd

Further Information

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