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Criminal Justice Related Drug and Alcohol Referral Service for Adults

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

25 Sep 2026 at 11:08

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

29 Jul 2026 at 12:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire is buying a single, integrated adult criminal-justice drug and alcohol referral and treatment-support service. It will operate across Warwickshire police custody settings and at Leamington Justice Centre. The provider will assess people in custody who test positive for drugs on arrest or choose to engage, considering substance use alongside offending, health, safeguarding, vulnerability and wider social needs. Court work includes suitability assessments for community sentence treatment requirements, including drug rehabilitation and alcohol treatment requirements, and information for probation staff preparing pre-sentence reports. The service will provide early intervention, harm-reduction advice, brief interventions and referral routes into community treatment and wider support. Delivery involves working with police custody, probation, the community treatment provider and other statutory and community partners.

The buyer invited tenders through a competitive flexible procedure. Bidders submit a tender and meet participation conditions before presenting and discussing their submitted proposals with the authority. Clarification questions were due by 30 October 2026 at 12:00 noon; tenders were due by 5 November 2026 at 12:00 noon. The intended award decision date was 5 January 2027. The initial contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with an option to extend by up to two years, subject to funding. The stated estimated value is £892,616.67 excluding VAT, or £1,071,140 including VAT. There is one contract and no division into lots. Evaluation covers participation and assurance, technical responses and social value; the financial model is assessed as part of the technical submission, not as a separately weighted score.

The requirement suits providers experienced in substance-misuse services, criminal-justice services, or both, and is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Suppliers need to field a skilled, resilient workforce able to work in police custody and criminal-justice settings, engage people with complex needs, and support access to treatment and wider services. Strong safeguarding, vulnerability assessment and risk-management arrangements are central. The service also calls for effective partnership working across police, probation, treatment and community organisations, plus credible mobilisation, performance management, quality assurance and continuous improvement. Bidders must show that their proposed service model and allocation of resources are deliverable and sustainable, and explain how they will achieve value for money and good service-user outcomes. TUPE applies to relevant employee transfers, with associated management, compliance and liability responsibilities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Criminal Justice Related Drug and Alcohol Referral Service for Adults

Notice Description

The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Warwickshire invites tenders for the provision of a Criminal Justice Related Drug and Alcohol Referral Service for Adults. The PCC seeks to commission an experienced provider to deliver an Arrest Referral Service across police custody settings in Warwickshire, together with associated substance misuse assessment, intervention and referral services. In addition, the provider will deliver a service within the Leamington Justice Centre courts' setting to offenders who have a history of substance use related problems, the provider will complete court requested suitability assessments for community sentences; and provide information to Court Probation Staff to inform Pre-Sentence Reports. The service will undertake holistic criminal justice substance misuse assessments for individuals in custody who test positive following a Drug Test on Arrest and those who voluntarily engage with the service. Assessments will consider drug and/or alcohol use alongside offending behaviour, health, safeguarding, vulnerabilities and wider social needs, with the aim of identifying appropriate treatment, support and risk management interventions. The service will also undertake suitability assessments for Community Sentence Treatment Requirements, including Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and Alcohol Treatment Requirements. The service will maximise opportunities to identify and engage individuals experiencing drug and/or alcohol misuse at a key point of intervention within the criminal justice system. It will provide early intervention, harm reduction advice, brief interventions, and effective pathways into community drug and alcohol treatment and wider support services. The successful provider will operate as a key partner within Warwickshire's multi-agency response to substance misuse and offending, working collaboratively with Warwickshire Police Custody, Probation, the commissioned community drug and alcohol treatment provider and other relevant statutory and community partners. The service will contribute to improved treatment engagement, improved criminal justice outcomes and the reduction of reoffending in Warwickshire. The PCC is seeking a provider with relevant experience and expertise in delivering substance misuse and/or criminal justice services, with the capability to provide an appropriately skilled and resilient workforce within police custody and criminal justice environments. The provider will be expected to demonstrate effective multi-agency working, strong safeguarding and risk management arrangements, and the ability to engage individuals with complex needs and support them into appropriate treatment and wider services. The requirement will be procured as a single contract and has not been divided into lots. The Authority considered whether to separate the custody and court-related elements of the service but determined that delivery through a single contract would provide continuity of service and straightforward, integrated referral pathways. The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three (3) years, commencing 1 April 2027, with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) years, subject to funding availability. The contract is funded through a fixed budget, subject to applicable funding terms and conditions. Funding levels may be subject to change during the contract period and any underspent funding must be returned to the Authority and/or relevant funding body. Contract values provided are indicative and dependent on VAT status of successful bidder(s). How to Register Full details of the service requirements, procurement process, conditions of participation, evaluation methodology, specification and contract terms and conditions and identified risks are contained within the procurement documents on the In-tend Bluelight portal https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home Please see Submission section below on how to register and respond. This procurement is being conducted using a competitive flexible procedure for the award of an above-threshold Light Touch Contract under the Procurement Act 2023. Preliminary market engagement has been carried out for this contract. We have made available the presentation slides and Q&A from the market engagement in the tender pack on In-tend for information purposes only. Where there is any conflict between the preliminary market engagement materials and the tender documents, the tender documents shall prevail. The Authority reserves the right to amend the procurement timetable or process where permitted by law, make a future direct award where permitted, manage conflicts of interest in accordance with applicable requirements and its governance procedures, and not to award a contract as a result of this procurement exercise. The Authority reserves the right to award the contract directly under Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act if the competitive procedure does not result in an acceptable tender.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: At the discretion of the Authority the contract can be extended for up to a further two (2) years. The contract duration will be subject to funding availability. The Authority reserves the right to revisit the contract term should funding circumstances change in future.

Planning Information

Request for Information (RFI) via attendance at a webinar (optional - details of which are included in document on tendering portal) and completion of a questionnaire. To respond to this RFI please register your interest on our tendering portal and complete the RFI questionnaire contained at the end of the document on the portal. Completed questionnaires to be returned via the portal. Link to our tendering portal is as follows: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home Questionnaires to be returned no later than 12:00 midday BST on 21 August 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d654
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090894-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

33693300 - Addiction treatment

85000000 - Health and social work services

85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist 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

85320000 - Social services

85322000 - Community action programme

85323000 - Community health services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£892,616 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£892,616 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
5 Nov 20265 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
28 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEK WOOTTON
Postcode
CV35 7QB
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Warwick All Saints & Woodloes
Westminster Constituency
Warwick and Leamington

Further Information

Notice Documents

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