--- title: "AIDATS Market Testing Exercise" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04dee8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04dee8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dee8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dee8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK" published: "2025-03-05" --- # AIDATS Market Testing Exercise Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dee8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04dee8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dee8.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Southwark has initiated an exploratory tender process titled "AIDATS Market Testing Exercise" within the health services industry. This endeavour aims to update the council's understanding of the provider landscape, best practices, and market sector considerations for a future all-age community integrated drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service contract. The deadline for service providers to complete the online questionnaire is 23:59 on Friday, 21 March 2025. The exercise is investigatory and will inform the council's future commissioning decisions, although this tender stage is not a call for competition. This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specializing in health services, particularly those with expertise in drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems. It presents a chance for such businesses to engage early, shape future procurement processes, and position themselves strategically for upcoming opportunities. Firms offering integrated support for individuals of all ages affected by substance use, and who are equipped to deliver services such as community drug and alcohol treatment, clinical interventions, and recovery navigation, would be well-suited to compete. Engaging in this market testing exercise can provide invaluable insights and potential advantages for future procurement tenders within Southwark. ## Notice The Contracting Authority (Southwark Council) has commenced an exploratory process to update provider landscape knowledge, best practice and market sector considerations in relation to the future provision of an all-age community integrated drug and alcohol treatment and recovery system service contract, including a support offer for people of all ages affected by the substance use of another person. The council is seeking market engagement with providers of these services through completion of an online questionnaire following review of a supporting document. Please complete questionnaire in the attached link - https://forms.office.com/e/bMRbjgKPFM ### Lot Information Lot 1 Community drug and alcohol treatment and recovery provision for people of all ages is currently commissioned through an all-age integrated drug and alcohol treatment and recovery system service contract. The core contract service specification comprises the following key components: i. Community drug and alcohol treatment services for adults aged 18 years + (which includes a support offer for people of all ages affected by the substance use of another person who may or may not be in treatment) - recovery navigation inclusive of assessment, recovery planning and case management, structured psychosocial interventions, clinical interventions, aftercare and reintegration and harm reduction services including needle exchange and a blood borne virus and physical health service. ii. Community drug and alcohol treatment services for children and young people aged 10 - 17 years - Tier 2 delivery including , assessment, care planning and case management and structured interventions. iii. Commissioning responsibility for substance misuse services in community pharmacy (supervised consumption of medicines for the treatment of opioid dependency and needle and paraphernalia exchange services) iv. Needle and paraphernalia exchange coordination services (provision of support, supplies, and clinical waste collection service to participating community pharmacies) v. Commissioning responsibility for substance misuse prescribing services in primary care (general practice shared care scheme) vi. Core integrated working pathways with the Criminal Justice System, hospitals and health, outreach services, Tier 4 residential pathway and the independently commissioned Recovery Support Service for Substance Use (service user involvement and peer led delivery) The core Public Health Grant funded contract value for 2025-26 is PS3.99m. Since 2021, service delivery has been enhanced and expanded through investment from central government grants including the Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant and the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant. In 2024-25, additional investment in the service contract is up to PS2.377m. This is funding the provision of a dedicated rough sleeping drug and alcohol outreach team, dedicated criminal justice system and hospitals teams and parents, children and young people's delivery as well as increasing the number of service management and recovery worker posts and service delivery costs. The current contract is due to end in 2026 and this soft market testing process will help to shape the future provision of these services in the borough. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007964-2025 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 2QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark | | Local authority | Southwark | | Electoral ward | London Bridge & West Bermondsey | | Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 5 Mar 2025 at 09:57 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007964-2025 - 2 Mar 2025 at 22:25 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007587-2025 - 13 Feb 2025 at 17:46 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005025-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://www.southwark.gov.uk - https://forms.office.com/e/bMRbjgKPFM ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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