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Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service

Newcastle City Council

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05 Aug 2026 at 14:51

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26 Jun 2026 at 09:50

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Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle City Council procured an integrated drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service for people of all ages affected by substance use. The service covers assessment, harm reduction, treatment including opioid substitution therapy (OST) and detoxification, and continuing recovery support. It takes a whole-person approach, addressing physical health, mental health and social needs, and requires coordinated working with local agencies to provide seamless care and better long-term outcomes. The main category is rehabilitation services (CPV 85312500), with related miscellaneous health services. Delivery is at Plummer Court in Newcastle upon Tyne. The council is the buyer, with the Public Health Directorate involved in the procurement oversight. This is a specialist health and social care service rather than a general facilities, consultancy or standalone clinical supply contract.

The procurement has been awarded under the Provider Selection Regime, using direct award process C rather than an openly advertised competition; the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply. The award decision was taken at Newcastle City Council Cabinet Meeting in February 2026, the contract was signed on 26 June 2026, and the supplier is Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. The contract runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2030, with one 12-month extension and a further 16-month extension at the council’s discretion. The contract value is £28,399,300. The published maximum annual price is £4,555,040, with national Agenda for Change uplifts potentially applying. Assessment considered quality and innovation, integration and collaboration, service sustainability, access and health inequalities, choice, and social value.

This award indicates sustained public-sector demand for a comprehensive substance-use treatment and recovery service in Newcastle. A credible future competitor would need to provide coordinated support across assessment, harm reduction, opioid substitution therapy, detoxification and recovery, serving people of all ages and addressing physical health, mental health and wider social needs together. Experience of working with local agencies and integrating services would be important, as would the ability to maintain service quality, innovate and improve outcomes throughout a long-term contract. Providers should also be able to demonstrate strong approaches to improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating patient choice and delivering social value. The incumbent’s scale as a large NHS foundation trust signals the need for substantial clinical, operational and partnership capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service

Notice Description

This integrated service provides coordinated support for people of all ages affected by substance use. It offers assessment, harm reduction, treatment, including OST and detoxification, and ongoing recovery support. The service takes a whole-person approach, addressing physical health, mental health, and social needs and works in partnership with local agencies to ensure seamless care and improved long-term outcomes.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The nature of the services is Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service. This integrated service provides coordinated support for people of all ages affected by substance use. It offers assessment, harm reduction, treatment, including OST and detoxification, and ongoing recovery support. The service takes a whole-person approach, addressing physical health, mental health, and social needs and works in partnership with local agencies to ensure seamless care and improved long-term outcomes

Options: There is 1 x 12 (Twelve) month option to extend and a further 1 x 16 (sixteen) month option to extend (to line up with the financial year).

Procurement Information

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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 8 July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bdb5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074265-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

85312500 - Rehabilitation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£28,399,300 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Newcastle City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 8QH
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC22 Tyneside
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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