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Outreach & Transitional Service for young adults aged 16-25 years

Sheffield City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Jul 2026 at 16:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

18 May 2026 at 17:39

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council procured an outreach and transitional support service for young adults aged 16 to 25 in Sheffield. The service is designed to reduce harm from substance use and associated risky behaviours, and to prevent recreational or experimental drug and alcohol use developing into problematic use. Delivery includes harm-reduction advice, overdose prevention guidance, education and outreach, plus referral and signposting into appropriate substance-use services. The provider must help people navigate adult and youth treatment systems and work closely with partners including sexual health and mental health services. The requirement is classified as health and social work services and health services, and includes developing new outreach opportunities in Sheffield with commissioners.

This completed procurement used an above-threshold open procedure under the light-touch services regime, with one lot. Two valid bids were received. Evaluation was based on quality, weighted at 90%, and social value, weighted at 10%, with the detailed method statement questions and social value requirements set out in the tender documents. Change Grow Live (CGL) was selected on 22 July 2026 for an awarded value of £901,000 excluding VAT, or £1,081,200 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029, with a possible 12-month extension to 31 March 2030. A standstill period ends on 3 August 2026, and signature is scheduled for 28 August 2026.

This requirement is relevant to organisations experienced in substance-use outreach for 16-to-25-year-olds, particularly those able to combine early intervention, harm reduction, overdose prevention and practical education. Credible providers need referral and signposting systems that connect people sensitively to both adult and youth treatment pathways, while maintaining clinical relevance. The service also calls for effective partnership working with sexual health, mental health and other local services, alongside the ability to identify and develop outreach settings across Sheffield. The award shows demand for a substantial, integrated community service where quality is the main differentiator and social value is also assessed. SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises were considered suitable.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Outreach & Transitional Service for young adults aged 16-25 years

Notice Description

The outreach service will deliver interventions to reduce harm around substance use and associated risky behaviours with a target audience of 16-25-year-olds. The aim of the outreach service is to reduce and / or prevent recreational/experimental use turning into problematic drug and alcohol use. The service will explore new opportunities to provide outreach within the city of Sheffield and will discuss this with commissioners in the new contract period. The service will be required to provide harm reduction advice and support, overdose prevention advice, and work closely with key partners including but not limited to, sexual health and mental health services. The service will provide a comprehensive referral and signposting function to ensure that substance use support is accessible to all individuals encountered during outreach and education initiatives. This includes a commitment to navigating both adult and youth-specific treatment systems, ensuring that referrals are handled with the necessary sensitivity and clinical relevance. By integrating these transition points into standard outreach procedures, the service will facilitate a seamless journey for service users from initial engagement through to specialist substance use intervention.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069b5f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069339-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£1,269,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,269,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£901,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sheffield City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2HH
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE32 Sheffield
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Change Grow Live Services Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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