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title: "Substance Misuse System Review (Bi-Borough)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0776ec"
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# Substance Misuse System Review (Bi-Borough)

Buyer: Westminster City Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0776ec

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## Summary

Westminster City Council, with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, is procuring an independent consultancy to review adult drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems across the two boroughs. The work covers assessment of current service provision, engagement with stakeholders and people who use services, identification of strengths, gaps and future opportunities, and evidence-based recommendations and options appraisals. The findings will inform future commissioning arrangements for substance misuse services. This is a health and community health services consultancy, combining social research, surveys, evaluation and business development advice. Delivery is across Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea, within London, for the councils’ bi-borough service area.

The procurement has reached tender: the councils invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Bidders could submit questions until 5 October 2026 at 23:59, and offers were due by 9 October 2026 at 23:59. Electronic submission was allowed. There is one lot, with a gross estimated value of £60,000 including VAT. The contract period is from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027, with an option to extend by up to one month, to a maximum end date of 31 March 2027. Offers will be evaluated on quality, weighted at 60%, and price, weighted at 40%. The procurement is for services and is below the relevant threshold.

This opportunity suits independent consultancies with experience reviewing or evaluating health, social care, drug and alcohol treatment, recovery or related community services. Strong candidates are likely to combine evidence gathering, service assessment, stakeholder engagement and direct engagement with people who use services, then turn findings into practical recommendations and options appraisals. Relevant capability includes social research, survey design, evaluation consultancy and advice that can support future commissioning and service development. The work is suited to a compact specialist team able to operate across two London boroughs, manage different stakeholder perspectives and produce clear, evidence-based outputs within a short review programme. Organisations with demonstrable understanding of adult substance misuse systems and public-sector commissioning are particularly well placed.

## Notice

Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea are seeking an independent consultancy to undertake a review of the current adult drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems. The review will assess current service provision, undertake stakeholder and service user engagement, identify strengths, gaps and future opportunities, and provide evidence-based recommendations and options appraisals to inform future commissioning arrangements for substance misuse services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for up to 1 month.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089369-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | £60,000 |
| 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 | Westminster City Council |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1E 6QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79311000 - Survey services
- 79315000 - Social research services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 17:53 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089369-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089369-2026
  21st September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/4567815401A0C4D5D21D
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westminster.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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