---
title: "Substance Misuse Testing in the Children and Young People's service area"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05abb4"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD"
published: "2025-10-09"
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# Substance Misuse Testing in the Children and Young People's service area

Buyer: THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05abb4

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## Summary

The Council of the City of Wakefield is in the planning stage of a public procurement process to commission services for substance misuse testing in the Children and Young People's service area. This effort is aimed at parents or carers of children under Public Law Outline or Court Proceedings. The process falls within the health and social work services category and is scheduled to be delivered within the Wakefield locality in the United Kingdom. Businesses can engage with this opportunity through a market engagement session that is underway, with key dates including the submission of questionnaires via the Mercell YORtender system by 7th November 2025 at 12noon. The procurement is of a planned status, with the contract period anticipated to run from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2031. The procurement process follows the "light touch" regime above the threshold, ensuring compliance with UK legislation.

This tender offers substantial potential for business growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) operating within the health and social work services sector. As the Council seeks to collaborate with locally based service providers, businesses in the Wakefield region or those with an interest in expanding their operations in this locality may find this an opportune moment to establish or deepen their collaboration with public authorities. Engaging in the preliminary market consultation phase could allow businesses to influence the procurement's direction, potentially shaping service delivery to align with their operational strengths.

## Notice

Wakefield Council is considering options to enter into a commissioned service for the process of substance misuse testing for parents / carers of Children and Young People (CYP) under PLO (Public Law Outline) or Court Proceedings. The purpose of this market consultation is to ascertain the interest of any providers to enable an informed decision to be made in relation to any procurement opportunities available to the Council from locally based providers from across the district.

### Planning Information

The market engagement opportunity can be accessed vis the Mercell YORtender system YORtender (eu-supply.com) using reference 104186.
Questionnaires must be submitted via the YORtender system no later than 07th November at 12 noon.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063764-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF1 2HQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wakefield North |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | TLE45 Wakefield |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2025 at 13:27 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063764-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063764-2025
  9th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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