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Drug and alcohol intelligence and surveillance systems

LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL

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Award

19 Jun 2025 at 08:41

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

18 Jun 2025 at 14:59

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council has concluded a contracting process concerning the development and maintenance of digital tools for drug and alcohol intelligence and surveillance systems. This contract, awarded directly to JMU Services Ltd, focuses on public health data related to non-structured interventions, drug-related criminal justice, and early warning systems. The procurement falls under the services category and was justified under the Procurement Act 2023 due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The procurement stage is complete, with a contract period commencing from 1st July 2025 and concluding on 31st March 2028. The process involved a direct award, eliminating competitive tendering.

This procurement opportunity highlights the potential for businesses specialising in health data analysis and digital tools to partner with public authorities in developing impactful solutions. Enterprises with expertise in web-based systems, analytics, and reporting mechanisms for health interventions, particularly those with unique knowledge or intellectual property, are well-placed to benefit from similar opportunities in the future. Given the direct award method cited in this instance, businesses with proprietary technology or exclusive capabilities stand to gain when competition is technically limited.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Drug and alcohol intelligence and surveillance systems

Notice Description

Liverpool City Council, Public Health currently commission 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

The contract will be made by direct award by virtue of Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, with the direct award justification being set out in Schedule 5 (6) of the Act as follows;- (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

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/033558-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jun 20258 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
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Gill Astill
Contact Email
commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JMU SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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