This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

24 Sep 2026 at 09:41

Award

24 Sep 2026 at 09:41

Award

15 Sep 2026 at 14:03

Award

14 Aug 2026 at 10:17

Award

05 Feb 2026 at 11:44

Planning

03 Sep 2025 at 15:26

Summary of the contracting process

London Borough of Hackney commissioned healthcare and social support for people whose substance use needs are not adequately met by core services. The process covered 13 distinct service areas, including culturally sensitive support for Black, South Asian, Jewish, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller, and other minoritised ethnic communities; tailored support for people experiencing intersectional discrimination, including sexualised drug use and self-procured hormone injecting; and mental health, women’s, physical health, hospital, alcohol and technology-enabled services. The focus of this award is the intersectional discrimination service: support for people using drugs in ways they feel core substance-use services do not effectively address. Services were intended for Hackney and the City of London.

The procurement is complete and the relevant service has been awarded under an open procedure for a framework agreement. The intersectional-discrimination service was awarded to The Love Tank CIC, with a contract value of £54,000, signed on 19 May 2026. The wider framework was divided into 13 service lots; four were unsuccessful, while the others received awards. The framework was described as lasting two years, with two separate 12-month extensions available. Quality accounted for all of the stated award weighting, with cost weighted at zero. The source lists multiple awards and later contracts for some other lots, but provides no separate award date or tender deadline for this service.

This award shows demand from Hackney for specialist, culturally competent support for people facing intersecting discrimination and substance-use needs, including sexualised drug use and self-procured hormone injecting. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate a practical ability to engage people who feel poorly served by mainstream substance-use provision and deliver support shaped around their circumstances. The selected provider was The Love Tank CIC, whose work is directly relevant to this specialist remit. The wider framework also selected health, recovery and community organisations for distinct service areas, indicating that the buyer’s model spans both specialist community provision and established service providers. Future competition for this requirement would be judged on quality rather than price, so evidence of effective, tailored service delivery would be central.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Lot 7

Notice Description

The Services in respect of Lot 7 of the framework (Support For Individuals Experiencing Intersectional Discrimination Engaging In Drug Use- Including Sexualised Drug Use, Self Procured Hormone Injecting And Other Forms Of Drug Use Which Individuals Feel Is Not Effectively Supported By Core Substance Use Services) as set out in the Specification and the Service Provider's Tender.

Lot Information

Culturally Sensitive Substance Use Support- Black People

The Services in respect of Lot 7 of the framework (Support For Individuals Experiencing Intersectional Discrimination Engaging In Drug Use- Including Sexualised Drug Use, Self Procured Hormone Injecting And Other Forms Of Drug Use Which Individuals Feel Is Not Effectively Supported By Core Substance Use Services) as set out in the Specification and the Service Provider's Tender.

Renewal: The framework agreement for healthcare-related substance use services will be for a maximum period of t wo ( 2) years (with the option of two (2) separate twelve (12) month extensions )

Culturally Sensitive Substance Use Support- South Asian

Culturally Sensitive Substance Use Support- South Asian

Renewal: 2 years+1+1

Culturally Sensitive Substance Use Support- Jewish Populations

Culturally Sensitive Substance Use Support- Jewish Populations

Renewal: 2 years + 1 + 1

Culturally Sensitive Substance Use Support- Gypsy Roma Traveller Populations

Lot 4 - Culturally Sensitive Substance Use Support- Gypsy Roma Traveller Populations

Renewal: 2 years + 1 year + 1 year

Culturally Sensitive Substance Use Support - Minoritised Ethnic Communities

Lot 5 - Culturally Sensitive Substance Use Support - Minoritised Ethnic Communities

Renewal: 2 years + 1 year + 1 year

Bespoke Intervention For Individuals Rejecting Core Substance Use Support

Lot 6 - Bespoke Intervention For Individuals Rejecting Core Substance Use Support

Renewal: 2 years + 1 year + 1 year

Support For Individuals Experiencing Intersectional Discrimination Engaging In Drug Use- Including Sexualised Drug Use, Self Procured Hormone Injecting And Other Forms Of Drug Use Which Individuals Feel Is Not Effectively Supported By Core Substance Use Services

Support For Individuals Experiencing Intersectional Discrimination Engaging In Drug Use- Including Sexualised Drug Use, Self Procured Hormone Injecting And Other Forms Of Drug Use Which Individuals Feel Is Not Effectively Supported By Core Substance Use Services

Renewal: 2 years + 1 year + 1 year

Mental Health And Substance Use Co-Occurring Support

Mental Health And Substance Use Co-Occurring Support

Renewal: 2 years + 1 year + 1 year

Gender Informed Substance Use Support Services For Women

Gender Informed Substance Use Support Services For Women

Renewal: 2 years + 1 year + 1 year

Physical Health Support For Individuals Engaged In Harmful And Dangerous Substance Use

Lot 10 - Physical Health Support For Individuals Engaged In Harmful And Dangerous Substance Use

Renewal: 2 years + 1 year + 1 year

Assessment, Engagement And Support For Individuals Engaged In Harmful Alcohol Use With Functional Barriers To Engagement

Lot 11 - Assessment, Engagement And Support For Individuals Engaged In Harmful Alcohol Use With Functional Barriers To Engagement

Renewal: 2 years + 1 year + 1 year

Hospital Support Service For Individuals Engaged In Harmful Substance Use- 24/7 Coverage Discharge And Inpatient, Clinical Guidance Etc

Lot 12 - Hospital Support Service For Individuals Engaged In Harmful Substance Use- 24/7 Coverage Discharge And Inpatient, Clinical Guidance Etc

Renewal: 2 years + 1 year + 1 year

Technology Based Approaches To Engagement, Assessment And Support Of Individuals Engaged In Harmful Substance Use

Technology Based Approaches To Engagement, Assessment And Support Of Individuals Engaged In Harmful Substance Use

Renewal: 2 years + 1 year + 1 year

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059362
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090411-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,040,349 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active, Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Hackney
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HACKNEY
Postcode
E8 1DY
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI31 Camden and City of London, TLI41 Hackney and Newham

Local Authority
Hackney
Electoral Ward
Hackney Central
Westminster Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
8
Supplier Names

Support When It Matters

Turning Point

City and Hackney Mind

Peace By Piece - Inner Therapy Ltd

The People's Recovery Project

THE LOVE TANK CIC

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Support When It Matters Enterprise

Further Information

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