Notice Information
Notice Title
Buckinghamshire Children and Young People (including vulnerable young adults 18-24) Drug and Alcohol Treatment & Support Service
Notice Description
Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to contract with a single provider suitably qualified and experienced to deliver the Children and Young People (including vulnerable young adults 18-24) Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Support Service for Buckinghamshire residents. The overall aim of the service is to provide a flexible, high-quality community-based specialist drug and alcohol treatment and support service for children and young people under 18, and vulnerable young adults 18-24, who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing the harmful effects of substance use: * As a result of their own use of a range of illicit substances and/or alcohol, and/or * As a result of another's problem use of substances (including parental, sibling and other family/household member). Tier 2 - Targeted Support -Prevent and Deter 1. Early Intervention Support Service for Children and Young People who are beginning to use substances regularly (Early at-risk stage) and those who are using regularly (Late at risk stage) from developing problem or harmful use. 2. Young People Drug Diversion Scheme in partnership with Thames Valley Police and Buckinghamshire Council Youth Justice Team. 3. Comprehensive programme of support for children and young people who are experiencing the impact /effects of parental or other familial substance use. Tier 3 - Structured Care Planned Treatment and Specialist Harm reduction 1. Structured care planned treatment for children and young people, where their substance use has reached the stage of harmful use and has become problematic with impairment in almost all areas of life. 2. Where appropriate, facilitated access to pharmacological/relapse prevention interventions Tier 4- Inpatient Detoxification and Residential Rehabilitation 1. Where appropriate, facilitated access to T4 interventions. The current service premises located in High Wycombe, owned by the Council, is available to Bidders who wish to take up this option. The Council is of the view that TUPE may apply. The contract start date is 1st December 2025 and the initial term ends on 30th November 2029 with an option to extend for a period of up to 42 months.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to contract with a single provider suitably qualified and experienced to deliver the Children and Young People (including vulnerable young adults 18-24) Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Support Service for Buckinghamshire residents. The overall aim of the service is to provide a flexible, high-quality community-based specialist drug and alcohol treatment and support service for children and young people under 18, and vulnerable young adults 18-24, who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing the harmful effects of substance use: * As a result of their own use of a range of illicit substances and/or alcohol, and/or * As a result of another's problem use of substances (including parental, sibling and other family/household member). Tier 2 - Targeted Support -Prevent and Deter 1. Early Intervention Support Service for Children and Young People who are beginning to use substances regularly (Early at-risk stage) and those who are using regularly (Late at-risk stage) from developing problem or harmful use. 2. Young People Drug Diversion Scheme in partnership with Thames Valley Police and Buckinghamshire Council Youth Justice Team. 3. Comprehensive programme of support for children and young people who are experiencing the impact /effects of parental or other familial substance use. Tier 3 - Structured Care Planned Treatment and Specialist Harm reduction 1. Structured care planned treatment for children and young people, where their substance use has reached the stage of harmful use and has become problematic with impairment in almost all areas of life. 2. Where appropriate, facilitated access to pharmacological/relapse prevention interventions Tier 4- Inpatient Detoxification and Residential Rehabilitation 1. Where appropriate, facilitated access to T4 interventions. The current service premises located in High Wycombe, owned by the Council, is available to Bidders who wish to take up this option. The Council is of the view that TUPE may apply. The contract start date is 1st December 2025 and the initial term ends on 30th November 2029 with an option to extend for a period of up to 42 months The total contract value is PS3,573,500 has been estimated by adding the value for the initial 4-Year period PS1,974,000 to the extension period estimate of PS1,599,500. Additional information: The contract is for an initial term of 4 years with an option to extend for a period of up to 3.5 years (42 months). Pricing accounts for 30% of the 38% weighting allocated to the Value award criteria. The total contract value has been estimated by adding the value for the initial 4-Year period PS1,974,000 to the extension period estimate of PS1,599,500 to provide an estimate of PS3,573,500 for the full contract term. This service specification is funded by Public Health grant funding. The contract value for the initial term of 4 years is estimated at PS1,974,000. The breakdown by year is shown as the Budget Cap in Table 1 of the Annex 9 Pricing schedule: Year 1 PS480,000, Year 2 PS489,000, Year 3 PS498,000, and Year 4 PS507,000). A sum of PS50,000 per annum is included in each year of the initial 4-year term (a total of PS200,000 for the 4-year period). Whilst the base funding element is subject to a 2% uplift from years 2 to 4, the PS50,000 is a flat rate in each year. Funding for the sum of PS50,000 per annum has not been approved beyond Year 4 at this time. The estimated value for the 42 months extension is calculated using Year 4 annual estimate of PS457,000 (PS507,000 minus PS50,000). Should the full 42 months (3.5 years) option be exercised, the extension period estimate is PS1,599,500 (PS457,000 per annum multiplied by 3.5 years). Pricing accounts for 30% of the 38% weighting for the Value award criteria.
Renewal: The Contract will have an option to extend of up to 3.5 years (42 months).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e295
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085586-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender 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
85312500 - Rehabilitation services
85323000 - Community health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,573,500 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,573,500 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,971,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Aug 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2029 4-5 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
- BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mrs Ann Spence
- Contact Email
- procurement@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- AYLESBURY
- Postcode
- HP20 1UA
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aylesbury North
- Westminster Constituency
- Aylesbury
Further Information
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