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SOL Drug & Alcohol Services 2027

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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26 Aug 2026 at 15:29

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25 Aug 2026 at 09:53

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Summary of the contracting process

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is procuring an integrated drug and alcohol prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery service for adults, young people and families in Solihull. The service covers adult drug and alcohol treatment and recovery, criminal justice pathways, family support, and children and young people’s substance misuse services. It includes access routes through healthcare, social care, schools and the criminal justice system; personalised medical, psychological, social and emotional support; family and carer involvement; coordination with partner agencies; and harm-reduction measures such as advice, needle exchange, supervised consumption, medication support, blood-borne virus testing and vaccination. This is a health and rehabilitation service, classified under CPV 85312500, delivered in Solihull.

The process has reached an intention to award under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using direct award process C under Regulation 9 rather than the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The intended supplier is Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. The contract was signed on 18 August 2026 and is recorded as active, although the notice states that formal award remains subject to the PSR standstill process; provider representations were due by midnight on 7 September 2026. The planned term is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with an option to extend to 31 March 2033. The approximate lifetime value is £19,919,750, while the recorded contract value is £9,821,836. The single lot is marked cancelled. Evaluation placed 100% weight on the existing provider’s quality and suitability, with cost weighted at 0%.

This requirement indicates demand for a large, integrated substance-misuse service managed across public health, healthcare, social care, mental health, children’s services and criminal justice partners. A credible future competitor would need clinical governance and the ability to deliver evidence-based pharmacological and psychosocial interventions, needs and strengths-based assessments, co-produced recovery plans and comprehensive harm reduction. It would also need established referral pathways, strong progression from referral to assessment, reliable engagement and retention, and the capacity to provide responsive services across adults, young people, families and offenders. Evidence of effective data use, targeted work with high-risk groups, reduced health inequalities, partnership working, service continuity, prevention, efficiency and measurable social value would be important when this requirement next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SOL Drug & Alcohol Services 2027

Notice Description

For the provision of an integrated prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery service addressing the needs of adults, young people and families affected by drug and/or alcohol use in Solihull. The service delivers statutory treatment functions aligned with the national Drug Strategy and OHID guidance, covering adult drug treatment and recovery, adult alcohol treatment and recovery, criminal justice pathways, family service, and children and young people substance misuse services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Solihull's integrated prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery service addresses the needs of adults, young people and families affected by drug and/or alcohol use in Solihull. The service delivers statutory treatment functions aligned with the national Drug Strategy and OHID guidance, covering adult drug treatment and recovery, adult alcohol treatment and recovery, criminal justice pathways, family service, and children and young people (CYP) substance misuse services.

Objectives of the service:

To provide access to individuals or families in need. In particular to ensure that pathways to help are available for: patients within healthcare services (primary and secondary care), clients of social care agencies, vulnerable young people (e.g. those in LA care, young offenders or those excluded from school) and offenders within the criminal justice system.

To actively support individuals identified as dependent upon drugs or alcohol in hospital settings to access the drug and alcohol service in the community.

To ensure that individualised packages of treatment and support are offered to those seeking help, whether individuals or families, which meet the highest standards of care and demonstrate excellent results.

To provide harm reduction services to substance misusers including: advice and information, needle exchange facilities, supervised consumption and administration of medication, Blood Borne Virus (BBV) testing and vaccination.

To provide treatment and support which encompasses all domains of need (medical, psychological, social and emotional) and is fully and seamlessly integrated across those domains.

To ensure that, in the treatment of any individual, their family/carer/friends are engaged wherever possible as active partners in the intervention plan.

To ensure that effective liaison and co-ordination of intervention is assured between the treatment service and other agencies working with an individual. Including adult Care and support, Children's services, criminal justice system, mental health services primary and acute healthcare

Solihull Council are intending to award this contract to the existing provider of this service, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) following direct award process C under PSR Regulations 2023 Regulation 9.

The approximate lifetime value of the contract comprising initial term of 3 years up to 3 years extension, is PS19,919,750. The level of grants and funding may change over the life of the contract, dependent on the Public Health Grant + Drug & Alcohol ringfence from the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC).

The contract is intended to provide the service on an initial term of 3 years and 1st April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with the option of extending up to a maximum of 3 years to 31 March 2033.

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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 4 September 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-06eb28
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081447-2026
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
£9,821,836 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 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
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B91 3QB
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
TLG32 Solihull
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
St Alphege
Westminster Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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