Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment & Recovery Service (Adults)
Notice Description
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is initiating a procurement process for a Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery service for adults. This procurement is being conducted under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, with the new contract scheduled to commence on 1st April 2027. Key details include: The project is identified by reference DN797749 and titled "Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service (Adults). The procurement follows Regulation 11 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract term is set for five years, with an option to extend for an additional two years.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is initiating a procurement process for a Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery service for adults. This procurement is being conducted under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, with the new contract scheduled to commence on 1st April 2027.
Renewal: An extension of 24 months
Planning Information
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is seeking to carry out a preliminary market engagement exercise in relation to the provision of community drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service for adults. The preliminary market engagement exercise will include a Soft Market Questionnaire and an online meeting, your organisation can participate in either or both. The first stage of the exercise is a questionnaire which is available on the London Tenders Portal, please follow the link from this advert. A Memorandum of Information that sets out some useful background information on the current services and our current thoughts on potential future service requirements is also available. An online information session, following the publication of the market engagement exercise questionnaire, is scheduled for 9th December 2025. This session offers the market an opportunity to hear from the commissioners and seek any necessary clarification before completing the questionnaire. A maximum of two individuals per organisation are invited to attend the online session. To register, please send the names and job titles of those attending through the pro-contract portal. The deadline for registration is midday on Monday 8th December 2025. Following registration, an invitation containing a link to the online session will be sent out. Suppliers are asked to complete and return the questionnaire via the London Tenders Portal no later than 12 noon Tuesday 16th December 2025. From those organisations who respond to the Questionnaire, the Council reserves the right to invite selected respondents to participate in a virtual, question and answer session.The primary purpose of this session will be to allow the Council to ask further questions regarding the submitted responses in order to gain a deeper understanding of key elements and nuances within those responses. These sessions will be scheduled week commencing 12th January 2026 and will last no more than half an hour and will be conducted virtually to ensure convenience and accessibility for all invited participants. Please note: Where possible please answer all the PME questions in full and our guide in relation to word limit would be no more than 500 words. Do not provide any company brochures or promotional materials as these will not be considered in the Soft Market Testing exercise. This advert relates to a preliminary market engagement exercise only and is NOT a call for competition. Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise may be subject to separate procurement processes in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e7c7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063676-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85110000 - Hospital and related services
85120000 - Medical practice and related services
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
85322000 - Community action programme
85323000 - Community health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £17,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £17,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jul 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Aug 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 1 May 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
- 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
- THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KINGSTON UPON THAMES
- Postcode
- KT1 1EU
- Post Town
- Kingston upon Thames
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI6 Outer London - South
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
- Delivery Location
- TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
-
- Local Authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Electoral Ward
- Kingston Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076631-2025
24th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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