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Provision of Drug and Alcohol Support for Rough Sleepers

London Borough of Camden

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

20 Aug 2026 at 15:46

Award Notice
Tender

28 Apr 2026 at 16:29

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Camden procured specialist drug and alcohol support for rough sleepers and people at risk of rough sleeping in London. The service covers street outreach, sleep sites and emergency accommodation. It includes specialist drug and alcohol outreach workers, a nurse prescriber, a complex-needs worker and a specialist women’s worker, with supervision from a dedicated psychologist. The provider is expected to deliver structured drug and alcohol treatment, arrange rapid access to inpatient detoxification and residential rehabilitation, and help people access mental-health and physical-health services. This is a health and social care service, combining clinical treatment, outreach, housing-related engagement and coordination with other support services.

The procurement has reached award and contract signature. Camden selected Via Community, an SME, and signed the contract on 19 August 2026. The contract value is £1,874,732, against an estimated procurement value of £1,875,000. The contract is for 900 days, commencing on or around 5 October 2026, with an option to extend by six months. Five bids were recorded. The process used an open procedure under the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services, rather than the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Evaluation weighted Quality and Innovation at 30%, integration, collaboration and service sustainability at 25%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice at 20%, social value at 10%, and value at 15%. The award includes subcontracting.

This requirement demonstrates demand for an integrated rough-sleeper support service that combines specialist substance-misuse expertise with outreach and healthcare delivery. A credible future competitor would need suitably qualified outreach staff, nurse-prescribing capability, complex-needs expertise and dedicated provision for women, supported by effective clinical supervision. It would also need experience of engaging people across streets, emergency accommodation and sleep sites, and of coordinating rapid routes into detoxification, residential rehabilitation, mental-health care and physical-health services. The evaluation shows that clinical quality and innovation, partnership working, reducing inequalities, user choice and social value matter more than price alone. An SME has been selected, indicating that delivery is feasible for a focused provider with the right workforce, partnerships and service-integration capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Drug and Alcohol Support for Rough Sleepers

Notice Description

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made by midnight on 01/09/26. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations should be sent: via procurement portal Pro-contract Messaging Award decision maker: Director of Health and Wellbeing No conflicts of interest were identified as part of this process.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Drug and Alcohol Support for Rough Sleepers Service delivers support specifically to rough sleepers, and those at risk of rough sleeping. The service comprises a number of dedicated roles including specialist drug and alcohol outreach workers, a nurse prescriber, complex needs worker, and specialist women's worker with staff receiving supervision sessions via a dedicated psychologist. The service works with people across a range of locations including sleep sites, emergency accommodation and the street outreach service hub. The service delivers structured drug and alcohol treatment, facilitate rapid access to in-patient detox and resident rehabilitation provision, and support rough sleepers to access other services including mental health and physical health. The London Borough of Camden intends to award a contract to Via Community for a period of 30 months commencing on or around 5 October 2026 with the option to extend for a further six (6) months.

Renewal: 6 months extension

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068d37
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079589-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,875,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,874,732 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
28 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Camden
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N1C 4AG
Postcode Area
North London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLI31 Camden and City of London
Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
King's Cross
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Via Community

Further Information

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