--- title: "Substance Use Service for Children and Young people" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f867" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f867" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f867.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f867.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Oxfordshire County Council" published: "2026-09-11" --- # Substance Use Service for Children and Young people Buyer: Oxfordshire County Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f867 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f867) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f867.json) ## Summary Oxfordshire County Council is commissioning a specialist substance-use service for children and young people in Oxfordshire. The service will help children and young people stop, or significantly reduce, their use of drugs or alcohol through structured specialist support. It is intended to reach all children and young people who need this support across the county and will address priorities in the Children and Young People’s action plan of the Oxfordshire Combatting Drugs Partnership. This is a health service (CPV 85100000). The council is seeking a flexible and innovative delivery model, with opportunities to use expert staff and evidence-based approaches to develop the service and increase the number of young people benefiting from it. The process reached tender: the council invited offers through a selective competitive procedure with negotiation under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Bids must be submitted electronically by 9 October 2026 at 12:00. The second-stage invitation date is 12 October 2026. The contract is for 1,080 days, with an option to extend by up to four years in aggregate. Its estimated value is £4.2 million. There is one lot and variants are not allowed. Evaluation is based on service quality questions worth 90% and social value worth 10%; price is pass/fail. Bids must remain valid for 180 days and be submitted in English. This opportunity suits providers with specialist experience supporting children and young people affected by drug or alcohol use. Strong candidates will be able to provide structured interventions that help service users stop or substantially reduce their substance use, while reaching young people across Oxfordshire who require support. The requirement favours organisations with an expert workforce and the ability to apply evidence-based ideas in practice. Providers should also be capable of delivering a flexible and innovative service, adapting delivery to the priorities of the local children and young people’s action plan and identifying ways to increase access and participation. Social value forms part of the evaluation, so bidders should be able to demonstrate wider community benefits alongside quality service delivery. ## Notice The service will address the key priorities in the Children and Young People's action plan under the Oxfordshire Combatting Drugs Partnership. The service will adopt a flexible and innovative approach to delivery and funding opportunities, using expert workforce and evidence-based ideas to develop the service and increase the numbers of children and young people who benefit from the service. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This service seeks to enable children and young people to stop, or significantly reduce, their use of drugs or alcohol by providing structured specialist support. It aims to reach all the children and young people who need support from this service in Oxfordshire. Renewal: There is the option to extend up to 4 years in aggregate. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086564-2026 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,200,000 | | Lots value | £4,200,000 | | 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 | Oxfordshire County Council | | Locality | OXFORD | | Postcode area | Oxford | | Postcode | OX1 1ND | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Oxford | | Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas | | Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon | | Delivery location | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 11 Sep 2026 at 15:35 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086564-2026 - 11 Sep 2026 at 15:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086557-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/RfxResponse/Index?rfxId=7f3de91d-d7ad-f111-813c-005056b64545 - https://sebp.due-north.com/ - https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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