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Substance Use Recovery Interventions for Justice Services

Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

07 Jul 2026 at 12:33

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

28 Jan 2026 at 09:20

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

30 Dec 2025 at 15:07

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The "Substance Use Recovery Interventions for Justice Services" is a public procurement contract led by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, targeting regions such as Bridgend, Cardiff, and the Vale of Glamorgan. The project falls under the health and social work services industry and is aimed at reducing drug and/or alcohol-related offending by engaging service users in intervention programs. This procurement, currently at the award stage, was finalised in July 2026, with the contract running from June 2026 to March 2028, with a potential extension until March 2029. Leveraging an open procedure method under a light touch regime, the procurement invites collaborations with entities such as health boards and local authorities.

The contract presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those equipped to address substance misuse. It is ideally suited for large-scale organisations capable of meeting the service demands and sustaining partnerships with various public sector bodies. The engagement involves providing support within prisons, courts, and communities, tailored to service users affected by substance-related offences. Such a tender is poised to encourage the growth of businesses willing to invest in and develop recovery programmes, offering comprehensive services to help reduce reoffending in South Wales.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Substance Use Recovery Interventions for Justice Services

Notice Description

South Wales Police (the Commissioner) is the lead contracting party for Substance Use Recovery Interventions for Justice Services (previously Offender Intervention) for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, Cwm Taf Morgannwg and the public sector prisons of His Majesty's Prisons Cardiff, Usk and Prescoed . The Services are also commissioned on behalf of His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service Wales. The Contractor shall deliver the Service, ensuring drug and/or alcohol related offending is addressed by assessing, engaging and diverting Service Users out of crime and into appropriate interventions , reducing the risk of harm to Service Users and their families, peers and their wider communities. The Contractor shall support the reduction of drug and/or alcohol related offending in accordance with the: *Commissioner's Police, Crime and Justice Plan * HMPPS priorities * Wales Reducing Re-offending Strategy * His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) report findings * His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) report findings * Integrated Offender Management Cymru Strategic Framework and Delivery Manual The Contractor shall ensure the Service identifies and considers the barriers that individuals or groups may face in engaging with such Services and mitigate these to enable equity of Service. Whilst the Commissioner is the sole contractual party, the Contractor is required to develop and sustain close working relationships with a number of other organisations in order to provide an effective Service throughout the Contract Period. Such organisations shall include (but not be limited to): * Area Planning Boards ("APB's") for substance misuse in CAV and CTM * HMPPS * His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service * South Wales Police (SWP) * Local Health Boards * Local Authorities * Housing Contractors * Other substance use services in Wales * Others named or referred to throughout this Specification The Contractor shall provide the Service in accordance with the: * Welsh Government Substance Misuse Treatment Frameworks (SMTF) * The objectives of South Wales Criminal Justice Board * HMPPS in Wales Reducing Reoffending Plan The Contractor shall provide assessment, diversion and engagement Services to adults, whose offending behaviour or criminogenic need is linked to substance use. The Contractor shall deliver the Services within custody suites, courts, community and the prison estate to Service Users who reside , or would normally be expected to reside*, within the following unitary local authority areas, namely: i. Bridgend ii. Cardiff iii. Vale of Glamorgan iv. Rhondda Cynon Taf v. Merthyr Tydfil (*NB - currently in the prison estate within the UK and returning to one of the above local authority areas upon release, or those currently having no fixed /settled address but rough sleeping/staying within the area.) The Contractor shall ensure that the Service is provided at all locations: * With appropriate space available to offer group or private 1:1 support; * With appropriate space in which to deliver the Service in an environment which meets the diverse needs and requirements of each Service User. Bidders should note, optional requirements for additional location(s)/premise(s) have been included in the specification. The additional premise(s)/location(s) will be within the South Wales Police force area - this is not required at the moment but may be required during the Contract Period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fe43
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063610-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£6,300,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,300,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£6,258,724 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£5,918,609 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jan 20267 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRIDGEND
Postcode
CF31 3SU
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Local Authority
Bridgend
Electoral Ward
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower
Westminster Constituency
Bridgend

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

G4S Care & Justice Services (UK) Ltd

Further Information

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