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Renfrewshire Alcohol & Drugs Crisis Outreach Service

RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL

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05 Jun 2025 at 11:05

Award

05 Jun 2025 at 11:05

Tender

28 Feb 2025 at 15:54

Summary of the contracting process

Renfrewshire Council is overseeing a procurement process for the Renfrewshire Alcohol & Drugs Crisis Outreach Service located in Renfrewshire, UKM83, which falls under the health and social work services category. This initiative aims to provide interventions to reduce harm and prevent drug and alcohol-related deaths, particularly amongst high-risk individuals. The tender is currently active, with the contract anticipated to start on 1st August 2025 and last until 31st July 2027, with an optional extension of up to 12 months. The procurement follows an open procedure, with a budget of £600,000 for the initial two-year period. Bidders should note the emphasis on quality as the primary award criterion, and the deadline for tender submissions is 31st March 2025.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses in the healthcare and community service sectors to expand their engagement with public health initiatives, focusing on substance abuse intervention and support services. Companies with expertise in emergency response, public health, and social care services are well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, businesses could benefit from Renfrewshire Council's commitment to community benefits, which require bidders to propose contributions to local socio-economic growth. Organisations that can demonstrate expertise in managing complex health interventions, provide well-trained personnel, and show a record of similar service delivery may find this tender an excellent avenue for business growth and positive community impact.

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Notice Title

Renfrewshire Alcohol & Drugs Crisis Outreach Service

Notice Description

The requirement is for an Alcohol and Drugs Crisis Outreach Service that will operate to reduce harm, save lives, and improve access to treatment and care by providing key interventions to prevent drug and alcohol-related deaths. In line with the MAT standards, the key aims of a Crisis Outreach Service would be to engage with individuals at higher risk of overdose and those who have experienced a near fatal overdose to provide care and support to increase access to life saving protective treatment. The key elements of the response we need for Renfrewshire are as follows: - Emergency response: maximise capacity and capability of services, families and friends and agencies to deal with a potentially fatal overdose by being properly equipped and trained. - Reducing risk: maximising support, access, and the range of practical and appropriate choices of pathways for anyone with high-risk drug use; and - Reducing vulnerability: link with key agencies addressing issues that can predispose vulnerable people to move into higher-risk use of drugs and reducing the associated impact on wider communities. The Service will include a nursing component as detailed further in the Service Specification.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Tender Procedure shall be conducted in accordance with an above Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Threshold Open Tender procedure relating to a Services Contract for a Social and Other Specific Service. Additional information: The total budget for this Contract for the initial 2-year period is 600,000GBP (300,000GBP per annum) excluding VAT. The Council may receive future funding for a further 1 year period (of up to 300,000GBP) for this Service beyond the initial 2 year period. This will be subject to funding being provided to the Council to support this Service and will be at the sole discretion of the Council.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e8bc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030184-2025
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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Jun 20258 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Sarah Ford
Contact Email
sarah.ford@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PAISLEY
Postcode
PA1 1JB
Post Town
Paisley
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire

Local Authority
Renfrewshire
Electoral Ward
Paisley East and Central
Westminster Constituency
Paisley and Renfrewshire South

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