Notice Information
Notice Title
Specialist Family & Carer Support Service
Notice Description
This contract is to support the family and carers of individuals with substance misuse to ensure their physical and mental health and overall wellbeing is improved. Family members receive effective, evidence-based interventions which respond to the need of family members and reduce the effects of drug and alcohol misuse within the family unit and family relationships are improved. This includes protecting children and young people from the harmful effects of drug and alcohol use within families. These outcomes will be achieved through the following measures: Liaison and collaboration with partners across the system to identify and offer support to families affected by drug and alcohol misuse Partnership working with integrated drug and alcohol service to enhance the role that families play in treatment and recovery Structured therapeutic interventions that improve the coping skills and strengthen the family unit, and give families and carers the tools to support their affected family member to engage with drug and alcohol treatment, delivered through structured care plans and a keyworker approach Opportunities and training for volunteering and peer mentoring Unstructured interventions to that offer families the opportunity to receive peer support Support and advocacy to family members of individuals affected by drug and alcohol misuse to enable them to access support services in their own right
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract will include the option for the Authority to extend the contract by 24 months and again by 12 months. Therefore, the contract term is 24+24+12 months.
Planning Information
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council will be holding a market engagement session with attendees able to attend in person or virtually. A questionnaire for suppliers to confirm their attendance has been published on the OPEN portal : https://open-uk.org/opportunities/overview/public/54b9d33e-8705-4fdf-a2bc-b1be3800d532
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058503
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051442-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85100000 - Health services
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £770,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £770,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £770,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £770,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Jun 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 20 Feb 20264 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 30 Mar 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-11-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STOCKTON ON TEES BOROUGH 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
- STOCKTON ON TEES
- Postcode
- TS17 6BJ
- Post Town
- Cleveland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
- Delivery Location
- TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
-
- Local Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Electoral Ward
- Mandale & Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051442-2026
1st June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015672-2026
20th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083749-2025
17th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082740-2025
15th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078287-2025
28th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047587-2025
11th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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