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Substance Misuse All-Age Recovery Coordination Service (AARCS)

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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23 Apr 2024 at 10:33

Summary of the contracting process

The Essex County Council has awarded a contract for the Substance Misuse All-Age Recovery Coordination Service (AARCS) to The Children's Society and Open Road Visions. This contract falls under the Health Care Services category and is aimed at providing a comprehensive support service for individuals with alcohol and drug dependence issues. The contract has an active status, with a total value of £14,919,051 and was signed on 24th October 2016. The service delivery duration is set at 180 days.

This procurement opportunity presents a chance for businesses in the health services sector to engage with the Essex County Council in delivering essential community health services. Companies with experience in providing support for vulnerable adults and young people with addiction issues, as well as related services such as criminal justice, housing, education, and employment support, are well-suited to compete. The procurement stage is currently at the award stage, indicating that the contract has been successfully awarded to the selected suppliers, The Children's Society and Open Road Visions, offering growth prospects to businesses in the community health services industry.

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Notice Title

Substance Misuse All-Age Recovery Coordination Service (AARCS)

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

The All Age Recovery Co-ordination Service (AARCS) is a fully integrated service for both adults and young people needing support with alcohol and or drug dependence. AARCS provides a broad range of community-based support and interventions, including engagement with wider partner agencies to aid and enhance sustained recovery, including criminal justice, housing, education, training, employment and mentoring support. AARCS also makes a significant contribution to ECC's commitment to safety, for example, delivering advice and education to children and young people, as well as other preventative approaches to break the cycle of inter-generational dependency, thereby interrupting the supply and demand for drugs, and in turn reducing the risk of those being drawn into offending behaviour and/ or criminal exploitation. Importantly, the Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs), a community treatment order for drug misusing offenders is delivered by this service and provides an important element of both community safety and the effective rehabilitation of offenders. The model for delivery of the service supports the Council's commitment to place based working. Providing peripatetic support, from satellite and co located settings across the County to deliver community based interventions which can be adapted and flexed to meet the specific needs of individuals and groups within the local area.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-045461
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013107-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£14,919,051 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 20169 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Rachel Horne
Contact Email
rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3330322307

Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex

Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

OPEN ROAD VISIONS

THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

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