--- title: "ESCC - NS - Project Adder Care Navigation Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-44436243-f28d-4272-9721-68b0f8833a81" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-44436243-f28d-4272-9721-68b0f8833a81" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44436243-f28d-4272-9721-68b0f8833a81.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44436243-f28d-4272-9721-68b0f8833a81.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2021-03-19" --- # ESCC - NS - Project Adder Care Navigation Service Buyer: EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-44436243-f28d-4272-9721-68b0f8833a81 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-44436243-f28d-4272-9721-68b0f8833a81) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44436243-f28d-4272-9721-68b0f8833a81.json) ## Summary The East Sussex County Council is currently overseeing the procurement of a Care Navigation Service, titled "ESCC - NS - Project Adder Care Navigation Service". This initiative falls under the health and social work services category and is located in Hastings, East Sussex. The procurement is at the Tender stage, with submissions due by 6th April 2021. The contract period is set to commence on 3rd May 2021 and will last until 31st March 2023, with a total budget of £240,960 for the entire duration. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to engage in services that address complex societal challenges, particularly substance misuse. Companies specialising in health and social care, peer support services, and community outreach would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, given the emphasis on connecting individuals to health and social care systems to support recovery from addiction. ## Notice The Care Navigation Service is being commissioned by East Sussex County Council using funding from Project Adder. The scope of the project is to provide a range of interventions that address and reduce the harm caused by the supply and use of heroin and crack cocaine in Hastings, East Sussex. The government's Shared Outcomes Fund is designed to test innovative approaches to address cross-cutting issues affecting society. This includes funding totalling PS28 million to help join up agencies to break up serious and organised crime gangs whilst tackling addictions due to a focus on drug misuse. The Home Office will work with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Public Health England (PHE) to pilot an intensive whole system approach to tackling drug misuse in select locations worst affected by drug misuse, alongside national activity to disrupt the supply of drugs. Hastings has been identified as one of four pilot locations for this funding due to high rates of drug deaths and high rates of heroin and crack cocaine use. The care navigation service is being commissioned in order to provide support for those who are part of the Project Adder cohort to engage with the wider health and social care system. There is a strong evidence base which demonstrates the links between harm caused by opiate and crack use and the individuals with multiple complex needs within a community. There is a low engagement rate with wider health and social care interventions within this cohort. The wider health and social care system is vital in addressing the root causes of opiate and crack cocaine use. The service provider will assemble a service which will support individuals to engage with the wider health and social care system in order to maximise and sustain their recovery from opiate and crack use and to minimalise the chance of relapse. This will be achieved by the construction of a buddying system delivered by peers with lived experience of using services, overseen by a co-ordinator. This team will provide support to make, attend and engage with services as well as providing an advocacy function. The budget for this contract is PS125,718 per annum up to 31 March 2023. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/addf4b31-6425-4e1b-b52a-251e1c94c719 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Mar 2021 | | Submission deadline | 6 Apr 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 May 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £240,960 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | EAST SUSSEX | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN7 1UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | | Local authority | Lewes | | Electoral ward | Lewes Priory | | Westminster constituency | Lewes | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 19 Mar 2021 at 14:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/addf4b31-6425-4e1b-b52a-251e1c94c719 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/addf4b31-6425-4e1b-b52a-251e1c94c719 19th March 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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