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title: "Defence Alcohol Harm Reduction and Expert Advice Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046901"
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# Defence Alcohol Harm Reduction and Expert Advice Service

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046901

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has concluded a procurement process for the "Defence Alcohol Harm Reduction and Expert Advice Service." This initiative, categorised under Health Services (CPV code: 85100000), aims to reduce alcohol harm among armed forces personnel by offering various support and expert advisory services. The procurement followed an open procedure, with key dates including the tender announcement on 2024-05-20, the tender submission deadline on 2024-06-17, and the contract award date on 2024-07-23. This project was geographically targeted across the UK and involved a comprehensive service period starting from 2024-10-01 to 2027-10-31, with an additional option to extend for 2 more years.

This tender creates lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in health promotion, early intervention, and alcohol harm reduction services. The contract, valued at GBP 219,550, particularly suits large-scale organisations with the capability to meet variable stakeholder demands and adapt to changing annual requirements. Businesses with expertise in developing and implementing alcohol harm reduction programmes, and those capable of providing comprehensive support services to the Army, Navy, RAF, and Strategic Command, will find this project highly beneficial for expanding their government contracting portfolio and enhancing their market presence.

## Notice

Provide a service that incorporates elements that will support the delivery of a range of Defence Alcohol harm reduction programmes and services, together with providing Defence with access to expertise as required to support the development of alcohol policy, new initiatives, new ways of supporting people or ways to establish impact and effectiveness.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority's requirements to provide a service that incorporates elements that will support the delivery of a range of Defence Alcohol harm reduction programmes and services, together with providing Defence with access to expertise as required to support the development of alcohol policy, new initiatives, new ways of supporting people or ways to establish impact and effectiveness. These requirements include the provision of: a. Alcohol prevention, early intervention and support materials (health promotion, education, prevention and early support materials) to build skills and knowledge and b. Expertise to support the delivery of Alcohol harm reduction strategies. 2. Both elements support the needs of the Army, Navy, RAF, Strategic Command (StratCom) and other partners and Stakeholders across Defence. Therefore, the Contractor will be required to meet the variable demands of each stakeholder. These may change annually throughout the duration of the contract through a process of joint agreement. The Contractor therefore needs to be flexible and work with the Designated Officer (DO) over the duration of the contract to ensure a coherent and balanced approach is delivered year to year and an overall reduction in alcohol harm is delivered throughout the duration of the contract. The target audience for the service provided is Armed Forces Personnel.

Options: 3 years

Renewal: 2X Option Years

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025782-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2024 - 31 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £219,550 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | LICHFIELD |
| Post town | Walsall |
| Postcode | WS14 9PY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Lichfield |
| Electoral ward | Whittington & Streethay |
| Westminster constituency | Tamworth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE DRINKAWARE TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2024 at 11:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025782-2024
- 20 May 2024 at 15:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015898-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://contracts.mod.uk
- https://contracts.mod.uk/
- https://contracts.mod.uk/orhttps://contracts.mod.uk/,Lichfield,UnitedKingdom.NUTScode:UK.anastasia.cadby100@mod.gov.uk,https://contracts.mod.uk/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

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