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Adults Community Drug & Alcohol Service

London Borough of Lewisham

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07 Oct 2026 at 16:53

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lewisham Council is buying an adults’ community drug and alcohol service to support people experiencing harm related to drug or alcohol use. The service is intended to help more people enter treatment, stay engaged and complete effective treatment. It will provide a broad range of evidence-based interventions tailored to individual risk, needs and recovery goals, and work as part of the Lewisham Partnership System with statutory, voluntary and community-sector partners. Delivery is across the borough of Lewisham. The service category is rehabilitation and community treatment services.

The process has reached an intention-to-award stage under the Provider Selection Regime’s competitive process; the notice says the contract had not yet been formally awarded. Lewisham selected Change Grow Live (CGL), with four bids reported. The contract is valued at £41,309,988 over a potential nine years: an initial three-year term from 1 April 2027, with two discretionary three-year extensions. The stated evaluation weighting was 50% quality, 40% price and 10% social value. Assessment covered quality and innovation; value; integration, collaboration and sustainability; improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice; and social value. Providers could make representations by midnight on 19 October 2026.

This outcome indicates recurring demand from Lewisham for a substantial, borough-wide drug and alcohol treatment service combining evidence-based interventions with recovery-focused support. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate the ability to tailor treatment to different levels of risk and need, support people through the full treatment journey, and sustain a broad service offer. Strong evidence of service quality and innovation would matter most, alongside value for money and measurable social value. Suppliers would also need to show how they can integrate with statutory, voluntary and community-sector partners, maintain service sustainability, improve access and reduce health inequalities while supporting user choice. The award to an established large provider and the four bids recorded indicate competition for a significant, partnership-dependent service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adults Community Drug & Alcohol Service

Notice Description

Lewisham Council are intending to award Community Drug and Alcohol Service, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Competitive Process. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years, commencing on 1st April 2027, with an option to extend for up to a further 6 years (3+3 years) at the Council's discretion. The total contract value for the service will be PS41,309,988 over the 9 years. This is an intention to award notice for the Adults Community Drug & Alcohol Misuse Service. The overall purpose of the Service is to support individuals experiencing drug and/or alcohol related harm and to increase the number of people who enter, remain engaged in, and successfully complete effective treatment. This procurement was undertaken using the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This notice is placed to set out Lewisham Council's intention to award a contract under the Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Service will place a particular emphasis on quality and meeting the needs of individuals with drug and alcohol needs, delivering a broad range of evidence based interventions tailored to risk, need and clear recovery goals. The Service will operate as a core component of the Lewisham Partnership System, working collaboratively with statutory, voluntary and community sector partners to ensure a consistent, recovery oriented approach is embedded across the borough. The key criteria that the GP's were submitting an application for are: 1. Quality and innovation 2. Value 3. Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 5. Social Value Officers followed a robust evaluation against the above key criteria. A notice (2026/S 000-042096) was published informing the market of the opportunity.

Options: The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years, commencing on 1st April 2027, with an option to extend for up to a further 6 years

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 Procurement Act 2023 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 decision makers by midnight on 19th October 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-07832a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094937-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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

85312500 - Rehabilitation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£41,309,988 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks 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
London Borough of Lewisham
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CATFORD
Postcode
SE6 4RU
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Local Authority
Lewisham
Electoral Ward
Rushey Green
Westminster Constituency
Lewisham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Change Grow Live Services Ltd

Further Information

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