Notice Information
Notice Title
Abstinence Based Accommodation and Women's Recovery Services
Notice Description
Liverpool City Council is seeking a provider(s) to deliver two high quality accommodation based services. 1) for people who are in recovery from substance misuse and are abstinent. 2) to provide support and intensive housing management to women who are currently misusing substances. This procurement is published under 2 lots (Lot 1: Abstinence Based Accommodation Services/Lot 2: Women's Recovery Services) Providers are welcome bid for either 1 or both lots. The Procurement, including all communications relating thereto, will be undertaken via the Procurement Portal https://procontract.due-north.com/login) Once registered you can search for project "DN798820" Please express your interest and download all related documents and submit your tender responses by the submission date stipulated within the published documents
Lot Information
Abstinence Based Accommodation Service
Liverpool City Council is seeking a provider to deliver a high quality accommodation based service for people who are in recovery from substance misuse and are abstinent. The service will act as a step down from residential rehabilitation services for some people who require supported housing which is abstinent.
Renewal: 1 x 12 month extension at discretion of Liverpool City Council
Women's Recovery ServicesLiverpool City Council is seeking a provider to deliver a high quality harm reduction, accommodation based service for women. The service will provide support and intensive housing management to women who are currently misusing substances. This service is being commissioned due to an identified gap in services and will complement the wider system.
Renewal: 1 x 12 month extension at discretion of Liverpool City Council
Planning Information
This Market Engagement follows on from the previous event that took place on 26th March 2025 10.00am - 11.30am (Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04eafb). This Market Engagement will expand the previous event, in terms of the development of these services and more information on the planned procurement exercise. Provider Event Date of new Market Engagement Event: Wednesday 22nd September 2025 2.00pm - 3.00pm Location: Microsoft Teams Invite Please see link to advert below; https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=ee0c4f37-a7fd-ef11-8136-005056b64545&projectStepId=3b0d4f37-a7fd-ef11-8136-005056b64545 Aimed at: All potential service providers of residential rehabilitation and recovery services for people with problematic substance misuse issues. Background Liverpool City Council is recommissioning a range of substance misuse rehabilitation and recovery services. These consist of distinct community and are residential services, with the aim to support service users into a managed process of change that helps build the foundations of a sustainable recovery. Services will provide an asset based approach to reintegrate service users into the local recovery community and wider mainstream society. Also included is abstinent supported housing and a harm reduction supported housing service for women. The Council intends to commission three distinct contracts: • Contract 1: Residential Rehabilitation Service • Contract 2: Abstinent accommodation based service / step down from rehabilitation • Contract 3: Harm Reduction Accommodation Based Service - Female Only Supporting people into recovery from substance misuse issues is a priority for the city, more specifically, it is a key component of Pillar 4 of the Council's City Plan. It is explicitly addressed in the people with complex lives section as follows: "Improve control over people's daily life; reduce alcohol admissions; reduce emergency admissions to hospital and improve mental wellbeing". It also meets the ambitions of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2022-27, particularly the priority relating to Integrating Health. The agenda for the session on 22/09/25 will consist of: • Overview for services and plans • Key timelines • Q&A Providers only - Please outline your interest by messaging via ProContract messaging area to book a place with your email address and contact details. You will then receive a reply with the meeting invite link.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059652
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077897-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £771,463 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £771,463 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 4 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- 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
- TLD72 Liverpool
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Waterfront South
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077897-2025
27th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054877-2025
9th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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