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title: "The provision of a Residential Substance Use Medically Managed Detoxification Service"
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# The provision of a Residential Substance Use Medically Managed Detoxification Service

Buyer: SEFTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-caf8ad82-d506-4c3d-bbe9-56cc41f6766d

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## Summary

Sefton Council is seeking to award a contract for the provision of a Residential Substance Use Medically Managed Detoxification Service to support individuals in this region. The contract, valued at £4,684,704, is aimed at experienced and suitably qualified organisations capable of delivering this service from a residential bedded unit located within 15 miles of the Sefton border. This procurement process follows the Open Procedure under the OJEU Light-Touch Regime, with the tender period having ended on 14 December 2020. The contract is set to commence on 1 July 2021 and will run until 30 June 2026. The primary classification of this service falls under Health and social work services (CPV code: 85000000).

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for organisations in the healthcare and social services sectors, particularly those specialising in substance use treatment or detoxification programmes. Companies that can provide a comprehensive range of support services and have the capacity to accommodate clients in a residential setting would be well-positioned to compete. Given the importance of maintaining a supportive environment for individuals undergoing detoxification, suppliers that can demonstrate local ties and collaborative relationships with social care and medical entities in Sefton will enhance their chances of securing the contract.

## Notice

In April 2013, responsibility for Public Health, including the responsibility for commissioning substance use and other specialist Public Health Services, passed to the Local Authority Sefton Council intends to secure the services of experienced and suitably qualified organisations to deliver a residential medically managed detoxification service for substance users resident in Sefton. A residential medically managed service is required for individuals wishing to realise a drug and/or alcohol-free life, but whose physical or mental health, family or social circumstances makes it unlikely that the person is able to realise this goal in a community setting The current service has been hosted and provided by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as part of an integrated substance use treatment system. The contracted service has been delivered against a service specification, moderated and performance managed since 2013 by Sefton Council and is due to expire on 30th June 2021 Sefton Council wish to procure, through an OJEU Light-Touch Regime tender process, a residential medically managed detoxification service that meets local needs, in order to award a new contract. Submissions will be invited from suitably experienced and qualified organisations to deliver this service as the sole contractor. Sub-contracting will not be acceptable, and will lead to a fail at the pass/fail section. A residential bedded unit must be available within 15 miles of the Sefton border in order to pass at the pass/fail section. This is due to the fact that service users will be residents of Sefton and it is believed that individuals are more likely to undergo a successful detoxification if they are able to maintain social and family networks during this critical treatment period. Additionally a significant number of individuals are likely to have either a dual diagnoses which require external medical treatment or may need contact with adult social care or housing support on discharge into the community, consequently a service within or close to Sefton is best placed to facilitate these improtant referrals. This service will cater for adults 18 years and over and the value of the contract will include the cost of all medications required by the service user. The Local Authority would expect the provider to work with existing partners and use existing referral pathways that have been developed across the drug and alcohol treatment system including those between Adult Social Care, housing support services, hospitals and specialist health care providers, other residential detoxification services and residential rehabilitation programmes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2187fcb1-d0f2-4535-9b98-73f37795352e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Dec 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,684,704 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SEFTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOOTLE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 3NJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Derby |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Feb 2021 at 11:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2187fcb1-d0f2-4535-9b98-73f37795352e
- 16 Nov 2020 at 12:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11aeb66c-9872-4dde-b929-8a307a275688

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2187fcb1-d0f2-4535-9b98-73f37795352e
  5th February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11aeb66c-9872-4dde-b929-8a307a275688
  16th November 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sefton.gov.uk/

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