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Fife Assertive Outreach & Recovery Service

Fife Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Jul 2026 at 11:18

Award Notice
Tender

02 Apr 2026 at 14:21

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Fife Council, through Fife’s Alcohol and Drug Partnership, procured a community-based assertive outreach and recovery service for people affected by their own substance use across Fife, Scotland. The service is a health and social work provision covering addiction treatment, rehabilitation, counselling and community health support. It is designed as a trauma-informed, relationship-based, wraparound and person-centred service embedded in communities. The required model brings four functions together within one organisation: triage, assessment and harm reduction; assertive outreach; recovery activities and communities; and training and workforce development. The provider is expected to offer flexible, responsive support across different entry and exit points, rather than a single fixed intervention. This is a substantial integrated service requirement for organisations experienced in substance-use support and community-based recovery work.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following an open procedure. Substances Support Scotland was selected for the single service requirement, with the award active and the contract active. The award date was 21 July 2026 and the contract was signed on 14 July 2026. The contract value is £4,203,224; the estimated procurement value was £4,214,224. The contract period is 1,440 days, with a stated three-year term and an option to extend by up to a further 12 months. Evaluation was weighted 90% to quality and 10% to price. Four bids were received, all electronically, including one from an SME. The requirement is expected to recur, with further notices potentially issued when the contract expires if required.

This award demonstrates established demand from Fife Council for an integrated substance-use service delivered across all Fife communities. A credible future competitor would need experience providing assertive outreach and recovery support, with the ability to combine triage, assessment, harm reduction, community recovery activity, workforce training and development within one coordinated organisation. The service model calls for trauma-informed, relationship-based and person-centred practice, together with a flexible approach that can respond to different routes into and out of support. Organisations should therefore be able to demonstrate both specialist substance-use capability and effective community delivery, while managing a broad wraparound offer rather than a narrow standalone service. The competition also shows that quality carries substantially greater weight than price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fife Assertive Outreach & Recovery Service

Notice Description

Fife's Alcohol and Drug Partnership ('Fife ADP') wishes to procure an experienced organisation to provide an assertive outreach, trauma informed, relationship based and wraparound person-centred service, embedded within all Fife communities for people affected by their own substance use.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Fife's Alcohol and Drug Partnership ('Fife ADP') wishes to procure an experienced organisation to provide an assertive outreach, trauma informed, relationship based and wraparound person-centred service, embedded within all Fife communities for people affected by their own substance use. A flexible and multiple service modelled approach within the one organisation is required, allowing for a high degree of agility and responsiveness for different entry and exit points. The service model has four components, as follows: - Triage, Assessment & Harm Reduction - Assertive Outreach - Recovery Activities and Communities - Training and Workforce Development Further details are provided within the Service Specification.

Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The Contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067bef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068608-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

33693300 - Addiction treatment

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312310 - Guidance services

85312320 - Counselling services

85312500 - Rehabilitation services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,214,224 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,214,224 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,203,224 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
5 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Yes, this requirement is expected to be recurrent and further notices may be issued when this contract is due to expire if required.

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Fife Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENROTHES
Postcode
KY7 5LT
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Substances Support Scotland

Further Information

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