Award

Community Rehabilitation Service

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

08 Apr 2025 at 14:50

Award

24 Jan 2025 at 17:12

TenderUpdate

25 Oct 2024 at 19:41

Tender

25 Oct 2024 at 19:31

Planning

03 Jul 2024 at 16:16

Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council has awarded a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for the re-commissioning of the Community Rehabilitation Service, with a contract period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030, and potential for a two-year extension until 2032. The awarded contract, effective from 17 February 2025, is valued at approximately £4,499,976. This procurement falls within the health and social work services industry category, addressing rehabilitation services to support healthy lifestyles and level up health across Essex, UKH3 region. This procurement manifests the Council’s commitment to health, care, and wellbeing for the community, including support for vulnerable groups. Key dates include the contract signing on 24 January 2025 and service commencement on 1 April 2025.

The re-commissioned Community Rehabilitation Service offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with experience in addiction recovery programs. Enterprises capable of delivering community-based intensive rehabilitation and support services tailored to vulnerable adults, children, and families affected by substance misuse may find this tender an excellent match. This initiative will engage multiple sectors including healthcare, youth offending, police, probation, prison services, and independent recovery-focused bodies, underscoring the need for collaborative, multi-disciplinary responses to the outlined community needs. The selected provider, The Forward Trust, was chosen for its alignment with these objectives, having met the prerequisite selection criteria.

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Notice Title

Community Rehabilitation Service

Notice Description

Essex County Council is re-commissioning the Community Rehabilitation Service to deliver a community based intensive rehabilitation programme. This is a notice for intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process, with approximate lifetime value of PS4,500,000. This is an existing service which will be re-commissioned between 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2030. The service contributes to a number of commitments within ECC's four-year plan, Everyone's Essex, notably to support healthy lifestyles and level up health. The service has a significant impact on the Council's commitment to promoting health, care and wellbeing for all the parts of our population who need our support, including vulnerable adults, children and families. Essex County Council has also been greatly influenced by the Think Family initiative and has built on this by ensuring that all its commissioned services offer and/or provide support services to whole families where they are affected by someone else's drug and/or alcohol misuse. The service provided will form the core part of a county-wide health, adult and young people's social care, youth offending, police, probation, prison and independent sector recovery-based response to substance misuse in Essex.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Essex County Council is re-commissioning the Community Rehabilitation Service to deliver a community based intensive rehabilitation programme. This is a notice for intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process, with approximate lifetime value of PS4,499,976. This is an existing service which will be re-commissioned between 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2030. The service contributes to a number of commitments within ECC's four-year plan, Everyone's Essex, notably to support healthy lifestyles and level up health. The service has a significant impact on the Council's commitment to promoting health, care and wellbeing for all the parts of our population who need our support, including vulnerable adults, children and families. Essex County Council has also been greatly influenced by the Think Family initiative and has built on this by ensuring that all its commissioned services offer and/or provide support services to whole families where they are affected by someone else's drug and/or alcohol misuse. The service provided will form the core part of a county-wide health, adult and young people's social care, youth offending, police, probation, prison and independent sector recovery-based response to substance misuse in Essex.

Renewal: Extension period of up to 2 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047a68
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013754-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open 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
£6,300,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,300,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,499,976 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
25 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
29 Aug 2024Expired
Award Date
24 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Rizwan Sher
Contact Email
rizwan.sher@essex.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 333

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
1
Supplier Name

THE FORWARD TRUST

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