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Community Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services - Recovery Communities (South)

Glasgow City Council

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21 Oct 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Glasgow City Council commissioned a peer-led alcohol and drug recovery support service for South Glasgow, delivered by volunteers with local knowledge and lived experience. The service provides recovery-focused activities and support for individuals and families affected by alcohol- or drug-related harm, including recovery cafés and events in local venues. It identifies unmet needs and uses lived experience to shape service development, while working with statutory services, third-sector organisations, national recovery networks and Glasgow’s wider recovery system. The work also supports pathways into prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery, employability and education, and gives people with lived experience a voice in service planning. The intended result is more connected, accessible support that reduces barriers and helps people remain engaged in recovery.

The procurement is complete and a contract has been awarded to South Community Recovery Network. Glasgow City Council made a direct award without a prior competition, citing continuity of peer-led support and the risk that retendering could destabilise services and volunteer arrangements. No award criteria were used. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and is active. Its term is four years, with an option for a further two years. The stated maximum value, including extensions, is £480,000; the annual value is £80,000. The procurement comprised one service lot for South Glasgow. One bid was recorded, from an SME. The contract term is intended to align with Glasgow’s wider community alcohol and drug recovery services contract.

For this buyer’s South Glasgow requirement, credible providers need to combine peer-led support with practical experience of alcohol and drug recovery, drawing on volunteers who have local knowledge and lived experience. The selected organisation is a micro-sized recovery community, indicating that a specialist local provider can deliver this service. Relevant capability includes running community-based recovery activities, cafés and events; identifying gaps in support; and using lived experience to improve services. Providers also need to work effectively with statutory and third-sector partners and connect people to prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery, employment and education pathways. The buyer’s stated reason for choosing the existing provider was to preserve continuity and avoid destabilising support and volunteer networks. A future competitor would therefore need to show both strong local relationships and the capacity to sustain an integrated, resilient service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services - Recovery Communities (South)

Notice Description

This is a peer-led recovery support service delivered by volunteers with local knowledge and lived experience of alcohol and/or drug use. Recovery Communities will collaborate with statutory services, third-sector partners, national recovery networks, and the wider Glasgow Recovery-Oriented System of Care to ensure individuals can access the full range of supports they need. This includes system-wide pathways into prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery support, employability and education. Clearly defined, actively maintained, and well-communicated pathways will enable individuals to move easily between services as their needs change, reducing barriers, preventing disengagement, and strengthening recovery outcomes across Glasgow's communities.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Recovery Communities will: -Provide a wide range of recovery-focused activities and supports for individuals and families affected by alcohol and/or drug-related harm. -Identify unmet needs and service gaps, using lived experience insight to shape responsive service development. -Build and sustain collaborative partnerships with statutory and third sector organisations to support a cohesive, recovery-oriented system of care. -Empower lived experience voices to contribute meaningfully at operational, strategic and systems level forums. -Develop self-sustaining structures, ensuring continuity, community ownership and long-term resilience. -Demonstrate sustainability and measurable impact, contributing to a stronger, more connected recovery landscape across local communities.. The contract term is 4 years with option to extend for a further 2 years. The annual value is 80,000 and maximum total contract value including extensions is 480,000 GBP The funding supports the organisation to secure venues in the local communities it serves and to offer recovery cafes and events that are of significant value to people with lived and living experience of alcohol and/or drug use

Procurement Information

The Service Model offered by this micro organisation Recovery Community is peer led and progressing to tender for such bespoke social care services would have created unnecessary uncertainty to individuals using the Recovery Communities for support and the network of peer volunteers. This could have resulted in the de-stabilisation of support and service delivery arrangements to individuals in drug and alcohol recovery. This is a direct award and there were no award criteria.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845700
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567103
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract 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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£480,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days 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
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Glasgow City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 1DU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

South Community Recovery Network

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567103
    Community Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services - Recovery Communities (South) - This is a peer-led recovery support service delivered by volunteers with local knowledge and lived experience of alcohol and/or drug use. Recovery Communities will collaborate with statutory services, third-sector partners, national recovery networks, and the wider Glasgow Recovery-Oriented System of Care to ensure individuals can access the full range of supports they need. This includes system-wide pathways into prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery support, employability and education. Clearly defined, actively maintained, and well-communicated pathways will enable individuals to move easily between services as their needs change, reducing barriers, preventing disengagement, and strengthening recovery outcomes across Glasgow's communities.

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