--- title: "ASC0282 - Alcohol & Drug Day Centre Service and Wet Room" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-10dea118-91ae-4bf3-b024-667262802772" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-10dea118-91ae-4bf3-b024-667262802772" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10dea118-91ae-4bf3-b024-667262802772.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10dea118-91ae-4bf3-b024-667262802772.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-03-25" --- # ASC0282 - Alcohol & Drug Day Centre Service and Wet Room Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-10dea118-91ae-4bf3-b024-667262802772 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-10dea118-91ae-4bf3-b024-667262802772) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10dea118-91ae-4bf3-b024-667262802772.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council is in the planning stage of the procurement process for the "ASC0282 - Alcohol & Drug Day Centre Service and Wet Room," which is classified under health and social work services. This initiative aims to provide critical support for individuals struggling with alcohol and drug issues, particularly those facing homelessness. The engagement phase will conclude on 15th April 2022, and a tender may be launched in September 2022, with a new contract expected to start on 1st April 2023. The project is located in Leicester, England, and involves a soft market testing process to gauge provider interest before any formal tendering occurs. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses that specialise in health and social care services, particularly those focused on addiction treatment and support for vulnerable populations. Organisations engaging in similar sectors, such as social enterprises and charities linked to health and social work, may find this opportunity particularly relevant. By participating in the soft market testing, these businesses can contribute valuable insights into service specifications and potentially position themselves favourably for the forthcoming tender process. ## Notice Leicester City Council Public Health is carrying out a commissioning review of a Day Centre Service and Wet Room facility for alcohol and drug users who face significant barriers to treatment. The Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire make a financial contribution to the overall service budget. The current service (known as No.5) is commissioned to provide harm reduction and recovery building opportunities for people who use alcohol and drugs, are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, rough sleeping and/or living a street lifestyle (including street drinking/drug use). The service includes a wet room facility which provides an alternative to street drinking and assists people to learn how to manage their drinking and to engage in recovery support. The current service is being reviewed, and subject to its findings, a tender for this Service could potentially be advertised September 2022, to enable a new contract to begin from 01/04/2023. As part of the commissioning process, the Authority is undertaking a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential service model and specification principles. The Commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The Council is using this process solely to test the market to gather information and ascertain the level of interest in this particular Service. There are therefore no formal criteria which will be used to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. We would encourage you to respond if you feel this is something your organisation may have an interest in. If you would like to participate in this Soft Market Testing, then please copy and paste the link below to the Due North SMT Advert and dowlnload and complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire located in the attachments section and then email your completed questionnaire to the email address procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: 'Completed SMT Q - DAY SERVICE' before or by no later than 14:00 hours FRIDAY 15TH APRIL 2022 Please note this is not a call for competition. The Council welcomes the opportunity to engage with and appreciate your assistance in providing us with your views. However you should note that in any subsequent procurement exercise the Council will have to comply with our legal obligations and that neither the intention nor the purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to confer any advantage upon its participation in any future procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a46388f-cec7-4bb0-b4e3-1282f779008a | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Apr 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 1FZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 25 Mar 2022 at 09:19 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a46388f-cec7-4bb0-b4e3-1282f779008a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a46388f-cec7-4bb0-b4e3-1282f779008a 25th March 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/?advertId=15ee737b-0eac-ec11-8112-005056b64545 . ## Notice URLs - http://www.leicester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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