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Dual Diagnosis Service

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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24 Mar 2026 at 11:35

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the "Dual Diagnosis Service," focusing on health services, specifically tailored for individuals experiencing co-occurring mental health difficulties and substance misuse. The contract is set for the Waveney area, with an urgent award procedure conducted without prior publication due to the pressing need. The procurement stage is in the Award phase, with the decision made on 26th February 2026, and the contract will span from 1st March 2026 to 31st March 2029. Notably, Anglia Care Trust has been selected to supply the service, with the contract valued at £409,647 excluding VAT.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in community health services, particularly those with expertise in mental health and substance misuse support. Companies in the sector that can offer trauma-informed, holistic interventions could find this tender beneficial, especially if they can rapidly adapt to urgent situations like the one encountered here. Businesses with existing ties to organisations such as Turning Point, and those capable of quickly establishing partnerships for service continuity, are well-positioned to compete in such contracts. The procurement's method of urgency underscores the need for agile, responsive services that address immediate public safety risks effectively.

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Notice Title

Dual Diagnosis Service

Notice Description

The Dual Diagnosis service is a community based service, which provides trauma informed psycho-social support for individuals 18+ living with co-occurring Mental Health difficulties, and Drug and Alcohol use. The service supports people who are not yet ready to access support from Mental Health, or Drug and Alcohol services (Such as NSFT, Turning Point, or Change, Grow, Live.), in order to prevent this cohort from falling through gaps in services and experiencing deterioration in their condition, which ultimately leads to greater use of urgent and emergency care. Key support objectives include improving an individual's Mental Health and Wellbeing, as well as supporting improvements in their Physical Health and quality of life, through holistic and personalised interventions that encourage increased engagement and ultimately stability in their recovery. The service promotes preparedness for referral to these services through Counselling, one-to-one, group, telephone and peer support. There is some support at home but this is very limited and by exception. Once the individual has achieved readiness, they are supported to be referred onward to either Mental Health, or Drug and Alcohol services. With a warm handover arrangement in place with Turning Point Drug and Alcohol service. Once individuals have been discharged from the caseload of the Dual Diagnosis service, drop in support is facilitated where they are able to attend a session within a set time every week without needing to make an appointment, to maintain stabilisation and promote well-being while they are waiting to commence support with Mental Health, or Drug and Alcohol services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To provide an accessible, community-based service for people with mental illness and co-occurring drug or alcohol misuse / dependence in Waveney; supporting people to reach a point which enables engagement with mental health and/or substance misuse / addiction services. The contract will run from March 1st 2026 to March 31st 2029 The total contract value is PS409,647 (ex. VAT). : NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice due to an urgent circumstance which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Procurement Information

THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED ON BEHALF OF THE NORFOLK AND WAVENEY ICB This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This award is being made urgently and the reason for the urgency was not foreseen by the ICB for the reasons outlined within this notice. This award is being made in order to prevent risk to patient and public safety, and the ICB is not able to satisfy the requirements of regulations 6 - 13 for the reasons outlined below. The award is needed urgently as the current provider (Access Community Trust) has gone into administration and can no longer provide the services for Waveney residents. The ICB urgently wishes to maintain this activity, and the outcomes it promotes. Anglia Care Trust, who are already commissioned to provide similar services in Suffolk: The Community Connectors, and the Drug and Alcohol Outreach Service (DAROS) can expand their existing provision to meet this need. They also have a strong existing relationship with Turning Point and therefore can quickly make similar arrangements with them that Access Community Trust have in place. They can deploy with close to immediate effect. Award decision-maker: - Designate Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Strategy, Digital and Commissioning NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board and NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board Date of approval: - 26th February 2026 No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067280
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026711-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£409,647 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Feb 20261 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Post Town
Ipswich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
TLH16 North and West Norfolk

Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ANGLIA CARE TRUST

Further Information

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