Award

Integrated Alcohol and Drug Service

WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

17 Sep 2025 at 09:02

Tender

30 Jun 2025 at 16:05

Planning

21 May 2025 at 12:56

PlanningUpdate

14 May 2025 at 08:55

Planning

09 May 2025 at 14:48

Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council has awarded a contract for an integrated alcohol and drug service, as announced on September 17, 2025. The service is designed to provide comprehensive support including prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery, with a strong emphasis on community resilience and reducing harms to children. The procurement, under the open and competitive flexible procedure, falls within the services industry category, specifically social work services without accommodation. The procurement was initiated through a tender process and the award for the service is pending with a contract value of £60,000,000. The contract period is from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2031, with potential renewals extending up to 2036. The location of service delivery is West Northamptonshire, UKF24, and the contract will be executed with the supplier, Turning Point.

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with experience in social and community work, health, and rehabilitation services. Large-scale enterprises with innovative approaches to integrated health services will find this contract appealing, as it requires a focus on evidence-based good practices and outcomes that benefit individuals and their families. Businesses capable of delivering dynamic and flexible health service programmes stand to benefit greatly by participating in and growing through collaboration with this public initiative. The service aims to build community resilience and offer extensive support to children and families affected by substance misuse, making it a lucrative engagement for organisations with a substantial understanding of similar social impact initiatives.

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Notice Title

Integrated Alcohol and Drug Service

Notice Description

West Northamptonshire Council has procured an integrated alcohol and drug service, which includes prevention and early intervention, treatment, recovery and builds community resilience. The new all-age service will be outcome based and recovery focused, delivering a shift towards prevention and early interventions. It will demonstrate innovation and implement evidence based good practice to deliver the best possible outcomes for individuals and their families. There will be a sharp focus on reducing associated harms caused to children.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Authority proposes to enter into one (1) contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Provider, with an option to extend for a further five individual periods of 12 months each making 120 months in total.

Planning Information

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking the views of Registered Providers (RPs) in alignment with this upcoming procurement exercise. Registered Providers are asked to respond to the following questions: 1) Is working with tenants in drug and alcohol recovery part of your organisation's strategy? What's your existing offer and what resources do you have available to support tenants in recovery? 2) What experience do you (RPs) have of working with drug and alcohol recovery support services (RSS) on housing support (either accommodation-based support or floating support) for adults in recovery? 3) If you work with RSS on floating support in dispersed accommodation attached to people in recovery, what tenure models do you use? (type of tenure, length of term and approach to managing tenancy breaches?) 4) Do you have experience of floating support offers where assured tenancies are associated with floating support from RSS, and if so how are challenges addressed in terms of aligning this offer with the wider housing register allocations? 5) If the person remains in occupation in the longer term, how does the RP replace units available for new entrants to the scheme. If the tenant choses to leave, how does that unit go back into the pool used for this scheme? Responses are to be sent to procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk with the email title Integrated Alcohol and Drugs RP alignment and marked FAO Kayley Lakin. RP insight into this area will greatly assist in shaping our model going forward and WNC would like to thank providers in advance for assisting with this market engagement. Please be aware that any response to market engagement does not guarantee any Provider any work with WNC.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057192-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
23 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
16 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2035-06-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Kayley Lakin
Contact Email
procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF24 West Northamptonshire

Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TURNING POINT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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