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Children and Young People's Substance Misuse Treatment Service

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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08 Apr 2025 at 09:41

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21 Mar 2025 at 12:18

Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council has announced the confirmation of contract award for the "Children and Young People's Substance Misuse Treatment Service" under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The contract, which focuses on the provision of health services (CPV code 85100000) within the UK region (UKG), is geared towards delivering a public health approach to address substance misuse among young people. The service will integrate with wider children and young people services, offering a tiered model of Universal, Targeted, and Specialist provisions. Key dates include the contract start on 3rd April 2025, with an initial period of five years and an option to extend for another two years. The value of the contract is £7,483,546, with grant funding confirmed for Year 1.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in health services, particularly those with expertise in delivering youth-centred, trauma-informed care. Small and medium-sized enterprises specialising in health and rehabilitation services are well-suited to compete for such tenders. The contract's focus on a public health approach and improving health outcomes offers a strategic growth avenue for providers in this sector. Additionally, the multi-year timeframe and the potential for extensions provide a stable and predictable business opportunity for the successful provider, Aquarius Action Projects, identified through the rigorous assessment of the most suitable provider process.

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Notice Title

Children and Young People's Substance Misuse Treatment Service

Notice Description

The vision for the new children and young people's drug and alcohol service is to have an integrated service model with wider children and young people services. It will provide a range of young person-centred, sensitive, and trauma-informed services to CYP who may be at risk of substance misuse or currently experiencing substance related harm. The service will be structured to support Children and Young People with three tiers of provision: Universal, Targeted and Specialist. The Service will deliver a Public Health approach to address poor health outcomes of substance misuse and promotes health transitions into adulthood.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The vision for the new children and young people's drug and alcohol service is to have an integrated service model with wider children and young people services. It will provide a range of young person-centred, sensitive, and trauma-informed services to CYP who may be at risk of substance misuse or currently experiencing substance related harm. The service will be structured to support Children and Young People with three tiers of provision: Universal, Targeted and Specialist. The Service will deliver a Public Health approach to address poor health outcomes of substance misuse and promotes health transitions into adulthood. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process. The core contract value is PS7,483,546. Grant funding of approximately 10% of the contract value (PS7,483,546) has been confirmed for Year 1 and will be made available to the Provider for service delivery. Grant funding for additional years is subject to availability of National Grant. The Most Suitable Provider that has been identified through the process is the existing Provider. The intention is to award the contract to the Provider to deliver the new service which is not changing considerably from the previous. The proposed contract start date is 3rd April 2025 for a 5 year period with an option to extend for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

Options: Option to extend for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 3rd April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f748
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013569-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

85312500 - Rehabilitation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,483,546 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Commercial and Procurement Services
Contact Email
etendering@birmingham.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B1 1BB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AQUARIUS ACTION PROJECTS

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