--- title: "All Age Service Substance Misuse" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0676d8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0676d8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0676d8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0676d8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MEDWAY COUNCIL" published: "2026-03-27" --- # All Age Service Substance Misuse Buyer: MEDWAY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0676d8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0676d8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0676d8.json) ## Summary Medway Council is seeking to commission an All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Service under the NHS Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This procurement initiative, titled "All Age Service Substance Misuse," falls under the health services industry category and is primarily located in Chatham, UK, within region UKJ41. The procurement is currently at the tender stage, with interested parties required to submit their responses by the 8th of May, 2026. The competitive open procedure aims to address gaps identified in the local system and to integrate young people’s and adult substance misuse services into a single lead provider model over an initial term of 36 months, potentially extending up to 2032. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with experience in substance misuse prevention and treatment. Companies that can deliver tailored, person-centred, and age-appropriate care through innovative and evidence-based solutions are well-positioned to compete. The successful provider will need to demonstrate capabilities in partnership and integrated working, lived experience co-production, and safeguarding. Furthermore, the ability to offer the Individual Placement Support (IPS) programme, which includes employment support within recovery services, will be advantageous. With a contract value of over £26 million, this opportunity offers substantial growth potential for experienced service providers, including SMEs, aiming to expand their footprint in the public health sector. ## Notice Medway Council looking to commission an effective, accessible and equitable All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service. The service will support children, young people and adults to access full range of interventions (including harm-reduction, clinical and psychosocial treatment, one to one and group support, outreach, recovery services and education). A comprehensive Health Needs assessment has highlighted gaps in the local system, including challenges in transitions between young people's and adult services, unmet need in both children and adults, the need for trauma informed approaches to engagement and treatment and co-production and lived experience informed service delivery. Whilst improvements have been made within the existing contract term, Medway wishes to commission a fully integrated all-age model that will remove barriers between services and ensure smooth transitions for service users. Currently, young people's and adult substance misuse services operate as separate contracts, commissioned at different times and under different arrangements. This new commissioning arrangement is a major step towards aligning contracts, pathways, governance and workforce under single lead provider model as Medway develops its full all age service. The core principles for the new contract are focused on: *Tailored, Person-Centred and Age-Appropriate Care *Prevention and Early Intervention *Recovery-Focused Support *Accessible and Flexible Services *Partnership and Integrated Working *Lived Experience and Co-Production *Safeguarding and Safety *Evidence-Based Innovation and Accountability *Staff Wellbeing and Development The Provider will also be required to deliver a successful Individual Placement Support (IPS) programme, ensuring people using the service have access to evidence-based employment support to help them gain and sustain meaningful employment as part of their recovery journey. The All-Age Treatment, Prevention and Recovery contract will run for an initial term of 36 months, with the option for two further extensions of 24 months each, subject to mutual agreement. To secure these aims, Medway Council intends to procure the All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service through the competitive tender under the NHS Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-services./ZM39584FUJ To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/ZM39584FUJ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028652-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | 8 May 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £26,011,695 | | Lots value | £26,011,695 | | 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 | MEDWAY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHATHAM | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME4 4TR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ41 Medway | | Local authority | Medway | | Electoral ward | Chatham Central & Brompton | | Westminster constituency | Rochester and Strood | | Delivery location | TLJ41 Medway | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 27 Mar 2026 at 15:25 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028652-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028652-2026 27th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/ZM39584FUJ - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-services./ZM39584FUJ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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