Notice Information
Notice Title
Substance Use Recovery Interventions for Justice Services (Previously Offender Intervention)
Notice Description
UPDATED CONTRACT TITLE : Substance Use Recovery Interventions for Justice Services (previously Offender Intervention) UPDATED CONTRACT LENGTH - New contract length 2+1 due to the recent changes to Police and Crime Commissioners role ending in 2028. UPDATED PROCEDURE - Now Open Procedure Description South Wales Police (the Commissioner) is the lead contracting party for Substance Use Recovery Interventions for Justice Services (previously Offender Intervention) for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, Cwm Taf Morgannwg and the public sector prisons of His Majesty's Prisons Cardiff, Usk and Prescoed . The Services are also commissioned on behalf of His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service Wales. The Contractor shall deliver the Service, ensuring drug and/or alcohol related offending is addressed by assessing, engaging and diverting Service Users out of crime and into appropriate interventions , reducing the risk of harm to Service Users and their families, peers and their wider communities. The Contractor shall support the reduction of drug and/or alcohol related offending in accordance with the: * Commissioner's Police, Crime and Justice Plan * HMPPS priorities * Wales Reducing Re-offending Strategy * His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) report findings * His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) report findings * Integrated Offender Management Cymru Strategic Framework and Delivery Manual The Contractor shall ensure the Service identifies and considers the barriers that individuals or groups may face in engaging with such Services and mitigate these to enable equity of Service. Whilst the Commissioner is the sole contractual party, the Contractor is required to develop and sustain close working relationships with a number of other organisations in order to provide an effective Service throughout the Contract Period. Such organisations shall include (but not be limited to): * Area Planning Boards ("APB's") for substance misuse in CAV and CTM * HMPPS * His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service * South Wales Police (SWP) * Local Health Boards * Local Authorities * Housing Contractors * Other substance use services in Wales * Others named or referred to throughout this Specification The Contractor shall provide the Service in accordance with the: * Welsh Government Substance Misuse Treatment Frameworks (SMTF) * The objectives of South Wales Criminal Justice Board * HMPPS in Wales Reducing Reoffending Plan The Contractor shall provide assessment, diversion and engagement Services to adults, whose offending behaviour or criminogenic need is linked to substance use. The Contractor shall deliver the Services within custody suites, courts, community and the prison estate to Service Users who reside , or would normally be expected to reside*, within the following unitary local authority areas, namely: i. Bridgend ii. Cardiff iii. Vale of Glamorgan iv. Rhondda Cynon Taf v. Merthyr Tydfil (*NB - currently in the prison estate within the UK and returning to one of the above local authority areas upon release, or those currently having no fixed /settled address but rough sleeping/staying within the area.) The Contractor shall ensure that the Service is provided at all locations: * With appropriate space available to offer group or private 1:1 support; * With appropriate space in which to deliver the Service in an environment which meets the diverse needs and requirements of each Service User. Bidders should note, optional requirements for additional location(s)/premise(s) have been included in the specification. The additional premise(s)/location(s) will be within the South Wales Police force area - this is not required at the moment but may be required during the Contract Period.
Planning Information
The Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales wishes to explore the market capabilities and appetite for the services listed in this notice, with the view to conduct a procurement based around the findings and outcomes of this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise. The contract is due to commence 1st April 2026. Participation in this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise is voluntary, and non-participation will not preclude any party or organisation from taking part. The proposed structure of this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise will be as follows: 1. Initial engagement via Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (25th June 2025) 2. Official invitation outlining event details 3. Market Engagement Event - 10am-11am 16th July 2025 (online) This event will take place online via Microsoft Teams, please register your interest in attending by contacting sarah.fry@gwent.police.uk The Teams request will be sent no later than two days prior to the day. The agenda for the event will be a presentation provided by stakeholders from South Wales Police and HMPPS, followed by an open Q&A session. Please register your interest in attending by contacting sarah.fry@gwent.police.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050e7b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086346-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £6,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Dec 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR SOUTH WALES
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Sarah Fry
- Contact Email
- swp-procurement@south-wales.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRIDGEND
- Postcode
- CF31 3SU
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, TLL18 Swansea, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
-
- Local Authority
- Bridgend
- Electoral Ward
- Brackla East and Coychurch Lower
- Westminster Constituency
- Bridgend
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086346-2025
29th December 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076836-2025
25th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035122-2025
25th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035049-2025
25th June 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019615-2025
8th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
All documents are available via: eTenderWales website https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk code itt_121322 -
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
All documents are available via: eTenderWales website https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk code itt_121322
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