--- title: "HAC5983 Culturally Sensitive Substance Misuse Recovery Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ed77" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ed77" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ed77.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ed77.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS" published: "2025-06-12" --- # HAC5983 Culturally Sensitive Substance Misuse Recovery Service Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ed77 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ed77) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ed77.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is actively seeking suppliers for the HAC5983 Culturally Sensitive Substance Misuse Recovery Service, located in London. The focus of this tender is on health and social work services, specifically tailored to the borough’s diverse communities. The contract, worth £2,000,000, will be procured using an open procedure, with key procurement timelines including an enquiry period ending on 1st July 2025, a submission deadline on 11th July 2025, and an award announcement anticipated by 15th September 2025. The service is expected to form part of a redesigned Treatment and Recovery Service by January 2026, addressing the needs identified through community engagement. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses experienced in delivering culturally competent health and social recovery services, particularly those able to address the needs of ethnic minority communities. SMEs and VCSEs are strongly encouraged to participate because of the suitability provisions available. The procurement method favours quality and social value alongside cost, with criteria weighted as 60% quality, 30% price, and 10% social value. Businesses capable of offering structured group programmes, culturally sensitive counselling, and community education will find this contract aligns well with their expertise, thereby fostering growth and expanding service reach within the community. ## Notice 1.1 The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is seeking to establish a Culturally Sensitive Substance Misuse Recovery Service to meet the needs of Tower Hamlet's residents facing the challenges of substance misuse. 1.2 The establishment of this service supports delivery of the Mayor's ambition to address inequalities and improve access and outcomes for the borough's residents. It is being commissioned following community engagement to better understand how we can improve access to our treatment and recovery system, and reduce the barriers and challenges faced by our local Ethnic Minority communities. 1.3 Our current Treatment and Recovery system provides three separate recovery-oriented services under the brand Reset, delivering the key components of outreach and referral, treatment, and recovery support. This new service will be embedded within the overall Reset Treatment System as part of a menu of complementary and associated interventions that are evidence-based, service-user focused, and embedded in the core principles of recovery; and will be a vital part of the redesigned Treatment and Recovery Service expected to be delivered in January 2026. https://towerhamlets.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?Id=7876 1.4 This new provision will deliver a specialist service offering drug and alcohol-related education, prevention, and recovery interventions focused on meeting the needs of local black and ethnic minority communities. At its core will be a structured group work programme, abstinence-based support, and a range of psychosocial interventions, including access to counselling. 1.5 As well as providing services for those living with substance misuse, the centre will be accessible to and provide services for, those affected by someone's substance misuse as part of a culturally competent, family-orientated approach to recovery; as well as delivering an extensive programme of community education and awareness raising. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: The Contract Period is initially for a period of 3 years, although the Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for a further period of 12 months, making a total possible Contract Period of 4 years. ### Planning Information The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to provide advance notice to the marketplace for the upcoming tender opportunity and the intention of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to hold a preliminary market engagement session to identify potential suppliers to ensure the submission of strong bids. Market Engagement Session To provide potential suppliers with more information about the upcoming opportunity, we are hosting an online Market Engagement session that will take place on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 (11:00am - 12:30pm). The session is advertised openly using this notice. Suppliers wishing to attend the Preliminary market engagement session should be capable of meeting the procurement description/requirements outlined within this notification. If you would like to attend, please register your interest free of charge at: www.londontenders.org with the name, position, email address and contact details of attendee/s. The deadline for registration is Thursday, 27th March 2025, 17:00 hours. NOTE: Attendance at the market engagement is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Attendance also does not constitute as an intention to tender for any future related procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031748-2025 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Jun 2025 | | Submission deadline | 11 Jul 2025 | | Future notice date | 2 Apr 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Sep 2025 - 14 Sep 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,600,000 | | Lots value | £2,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E1 1BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Whitechapel | | Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 12 Jun 2025 at 08:34 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031748-2025 - 11 Jun 2025 at 12:52 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031537-2025 - 14 Mar 2025 at 15:52 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009513-2025 - 14 Mar 2025 at 15:48 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009506-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031748-2025 12th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031537-2025 11th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009513-2025 14th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009506-2025 14th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.londontenders.org/ Please refer to tender documents. ## Notice URLs - https://towerhamlets.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?Id=7876 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.londontenders.org/DN767705 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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