---
title: "Community Rehabilitation Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047a68"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-047a68.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-08"
---

# Community Rehabilitation Service

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047a68

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## Summary

Essex County Council has awarded a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for the re-commissioning of the Community Rehabilitation Service, with a contract period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030, and potential for a two-year extension until 2032. The awarded contract, effective from 17 February 2025, is valued at approximately £4,499,976. This procurement falls within the health and social work services industry category, addressing rehabilitation services to support healthy lifestyles and level up health across Essex, UKH3 region. This procurement manifests the Council’s commitment to health, care, and wellbeing for the community, including support for vulnerable groups. Key dates include the contract signing on 24 January 2025 and service commencement on 1 April 2025.

The re-commissioned Community Rehabilitation Service offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with experience in addiction recovery programs. Enterprises capable of delivering community-based intensive rehabilitation and support services tailored to vulnerable adults, children, and families affected by substance misuse may find this tender an excellent match. This initiative will engage multiple sectors including healthcare, youth offending, police, probation, prison services, and independent recovery-focused bodies, underscoring the need for collaborative, multi-disciplinary responses to the outlined community needs. The selected provider, The Forward Trust, was chosen for its alignment with these objectives, having met the prerequisite selection criteria.

## Notice

Essex County Council is re-commissioning the Community Rehabilitation Service to deliver a community based intensive rehabilitation programme. This is a notice for intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process, with approximate lifetime value of PS4,500,000. This is an existing service which will be re-commissioned between 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2030. The service contributes to a number of commitments within ECC's four-year plan, Everyone's Essex, notably to support healthy lifestyles and level up health. The service has a significant impact on the Council's commitment to promoting health, care and wellbeing for all the parts of our population who need our support, including vulnerable adults, children and families. Essex County Council has also been greatly influenced by the Think Family initiative and has built on this by ensuring that all its commissioned services offer and/or provide support services to whole families where they are affected by someone else's drug and/or alcohol misuse. The service provided will form the core part of a county-wide health, adult and young people's social care, youth offending, police, probation, prison and independent sector recovery-based response to substance misuse in Essex.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Essex County Council is re-commissioning the Community Rehabilitation Service to deliver a community based intensive rehabilitation programme. This is a notice for intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process, with approximate lifetime value of PS4,499,976. This is an existing service which will be re-commissioned between 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2030. The service contributes to a number of commitments within ECC's four-year plan, Everyone's Essex, notably to support healthy lifestyles and level up health. The service has a significant impact on the Council's commitment to promoting health, care and wellbeing for all the parts of our population who need our support, including vulnerable adults, children and families. Essex County Council has also been greatly influenced by the Think Family initiative and has built on this by ensuring that all its commissioned services offer and/or provide support services to whole families where they are affected by someone else's drug and/or alcohol misuse. The service provided will form the core part of a county-wide health, adult and young people's social care, youth offending, police, probation, prison and independent sector recovery-based response to substance misuse in Essex.

Renewal: Extension period of up to 2 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013754-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | 29 Aug 2024 |
| Award date | 24 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,300,000 |
| Lots value | £6,300,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,499,976 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 8 Apr 2025 at 14:50 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013754-2025
- 24 Jan 2025 at 17:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002623-2025
- 25 Oct 2024 at 19:41 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034772-2024
- 25 Oct 2024 at 19:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034770-2024
- 3 Jul 2024 at 16:16 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020359-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/
- https://www.essex.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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