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title: "Specialist Accommodation-based Intensive Housing Support for High-risk Substance Misusers"
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# Specialist Accommodation-based Intensive Housing Support for High-risk Substance Misusers

Buyer: DERBY CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038c2a

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## Summary

The Derby City Council has completed the procurement process for the provision of Specialist Accommodation-based Intensive Housing Support for High-risk Substance Misusers. The contract, valued at 2131900GBP over 5 years, has been awarded to The Riverside Group Limited. This service aims to deliver recovery and reablement interventions, minimise harm associated with substance misuse, and improve the health of vulnerable groups. The procurement method used was Negotiated without publication of a contract notice, citing technical reasons and extreme urgency as justifications for the approach.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses in the social work services sector to engage with Derby City Council. Companies with expertise in delivering intensive support services to vulnerable individuals, managing clinical environments, and providing evidence-based interventions would be well-suited to compete. The 10-day standstill period following the contract award allows for potential providers to prepare for future opportunities and extensions to the contract, contributing to business growth and service innovation in the region.

## Notice

Provision of Specialist Accommodation-based Intensive Housing Support for High-risk Substance Misusers. The Council intends to enter into an agreement to provide the Specialist Accommodation-based Intensive Housing Support for High-risk Substance Misusers for the period of 3 years with option to extend for 2 years subject to performance and budgetary approval. 426380GBP per annum. Total 2131900GBP over 5 years

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The primary purpose of this service is to provide specialist accommodation-based intensive housing support for high-risk substance misusers that is delivered in a managed/controlled accommodation environment. The Specialist accommodation-based intensive housing support for high-risk substance misusers, will aim to: * Deliver intensive and focused recovery and reablement interventions that will support individuals to achieve a change and improvement in their behaviour or condition, so that they have the confidence and skills to obtain and/or maintain independent accommodation. * Through proactive engagement of hard to reach and vulnerable groups - minimise the harm associated with drug and alcohol misuse. * Deliver high quality and safe care which is client centred, offering personalised opportunities for those using drugs and/or alcohol to move towards sustained recovery. * Provide trauma informed, non-judgmental services that are fair and equitable providing good access to all and delivering a range of interventions which are evidence based, cost-effective and are responsive to customer need. * Improve the physical and mental health of complex substance misusing customers and work to address inequalities for priority vulnerable groups including women, underserved ethnic groups and those experiencing homelessness. * Address the ambitions of the Supplemental Substance Misuse Grant and the Rough Sleeper Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant 22-25 and any subsequent funding objectives. In addition to the above aims the service will also contribute to the following for Derby City Council: * Service delivery in line with the conditions of Public Health Grant allocation in respect of substance misuse (section 31(4) of the Local Government Act 2003) * The duty to improve public health and address inequalities (steps considered appropriate for improving the health of the people in its area) (Health & Social Care Act 2012, s.12) * Delivery of drug and alcohol treatment as a statutory requirement under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (un-repealed) in accordance with the Council's Constitution. * Delivery of a world-class treatment and recovery system as detailed in the national drug strategy From Harm to Hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives (H.M. Government 2022) and the Dame Carol Black Independent Review of Drugs part two: prevention, treatment, and recovery. * Delivery against Joined Up Care Derbyshire and the Health and Wellbeing Boards objectives in respect of reducing alcohol related harm.

Options: further 2 x 12 month extensions to a maximum contract period of 5 years

### Procurement Information

Negotiated without a prior call for competition * The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: o Cost of change is prohibitive for new providers * Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority * New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services Explanation: We are awarding the contract without prior publication under paragraphs 2(b)(ii), 2(c) and 9 of Article 32 of Directive2014/24/EU. The technical reason (2(b)(ii)) is that there will be significant cost and inconvenience to the Authority and economic operators associated with tendering for the following reasons: * The service requires significant sized, multiple premises within Derby to operate from, that include specialised clinical rooms and have sufficient capacity to allow for 1:1 counselling sessions and group activities simultaneously * These premises must include secure individual rooms with sanitary facilities * These premises must also include staff offices and secure reception areas * Clinical equipment, office equipment, security equipment, clinical supplies already in the community at contract handover will need to be replaced and this will occur again at the end of the contract period, causing inconvenience to service users and additional cost for the Council and economic operators * The current economic operator holds personal and sensitive data on service users which will need to be transferred to a new economic operator and transferred again at the end of the contract, increasing the risk of loss or breach of data * Under TUPE legislation the current economic operator's staff are entitled to transfer to the new economic operator Cost of change is therefore prohibitive for new providers. The urgency(2(c)) has been brought about as a result of: * Delays in establishing the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) after the establishment of Integrated Care Boards - all stakeholders expected PSR to have been established mid 2022 therefore not expecting a tender This service is a statutory requirement of the council therefore service provision must be maintained, a new contract can be put in place - a gap in service provision would break the law In accordance with paragraph 9 of Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU the new contract will provide identical services to those being delivered by the economic operator under their current contract, which was procured in accordance with Article 26 of Directive 2014/24/EU. The service provider forms part of the local integrated care system and thereby being part of the local health economy that needs stability after the recent turmoil of the pandemic, changes to legislation and the economic crisis. Therefore direct award also prevents further instability in the market.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034900-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,131,900 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DERBY CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 2FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby South |
| Delivery location | TLF11 Derby |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE RIVERSIDE GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

## Release History

- 9 Dec 2022 at 11:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034900-2022

## Notice URLs

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

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