Notice Information
Notice Title
Drug and alcohol intelligence and surveillance systems
Notice Description
Liverpool City Council, Public Health currently commissions JMU Services Ltd to develop and maintain a user-friendly web-based online digital tools / system to collect, validate, analyse, and report upon data covering five distinct areas: (a) low level non-structured drug and alcohol interventions, (b) criminal justice drug related interventions, (c) drug and alcohol related deaths surveillance (DARD), (d) non-fatal overdose system and system co-ordinator (e) local drug intelligence system (LDIS) and drug testing early warning system
Procurement Information
No reasonable compliant alternatives due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only this particular supplier can supply this service. Liverpool City Council Public Health Services requires access to criminal justice data. With the exception of JMU Services Ltd only the Home Office has access to criminal justice data (drug testing on arrest) and only the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has access to the Criminal Justice Intervention Team (CJIT) data. Direct award arranged under Procurement Act 2023, Section 41 (Schedule 5). Note: This contract was signed after the contract start date. This causes an error, as the FTS portal expects the contract to be signed prior to the contract go live date. The Cabinet Office guidance states that it is "for the contracting authority to determine the relevant date based on the circumstances" Extract:- 1. The definition of what it means for a contracting authority to enter into a contract is not set out in the Act or the regulations. It is the point when a legally binding contract comes into effect, which will be when the essential elements under contract law are satisfied (offer and acceptance; consideration; and intention to create legally binding relations). 2. When all of those elements have been satisfied will be fact-specific. For example, it may be when the contract is signed and dated, and it is expected that will be the relevant date in the majority of cases. However, the date the contract is entered into may instead be, for example, after a particular event has occurred or based on when services or works start under the contract. It is for the contracting authority to determine the relevant date based on the circumstances. In doing so, contracting authorities must continue to have regard to the objective of information-sharing set out in section 12(1) and be transparent about when contracts have been entered into.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054f4c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018939-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85148000 - Medical analysis services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £450,723 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £450,723 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Jun 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 1DS
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Waterfront South
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018939-2026
3rd March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033558-2025
19th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033437-2025
18th June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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