Notice Information
Notice Title
Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS)
Notice Description
Essex County Council is re-commissioning the Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS). This is a notice for intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process, with approximate lifetime value of PS4,643,975. This is an existing service which will be re-commissioned between 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2030. The Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS) has been delivered in Essex since 2019. The aim of the Service is to provide community based psychosocial interventions for those individuals with alcohol misuse issues, ensuring the service is safe and appropriate and in line with current local and national guidelines. The provider will work with service users to help them achieve their personal recovery goals and outcomes. The service will also provide direct support and expertise within various acute hospital sites, working jointly with the alcohol liaison nurses to engage with and support those admitted to hospital with alcohol related problems, or where alcohol has been identified as a problem once admitted.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Essex County Council is re-commissioning the Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS). This is a notice for intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process, with approximate lifetime value of PS4,643,975. This is an existing service which will be re-commissioned between 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2030. The Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS) has been delivered in Essex since 2019. The aim of the Service is to provide community based psychosocial interventions for those individuals with alcohol misuse issues, ensuring the service is safe and appropriate and in line with current local and national guidelines. The provider will work with service users to help them achieve their personal recovery goals and outcomes. The service will also provide direct support and expertise within various acute hospital sites, working jointly with the alcohol liaison nurses to engage with and support those admitted to hospital with alcohol related problems, or where alcohol has been identified as a problem once admitted.
Renewal: Extension period of up to 2 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0495ce
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013746-2025
- 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, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,501,565 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,598,190 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Oct 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
Buyer & Supplier
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
Further Information
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