--- title: "Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service In Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0791a8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0791a8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0791a8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0791a8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Herefordshire Council" published: "2026-10-27" --- # Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service In Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI Buyer: Herefordshire Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0791a8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0791a8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0791a8.json) ## Summary Herefordshire Council is exploring a future integrated drug and alcohol recovery service across Herefordshire. The service is intended for children and young people aged 11–17, young adults aged 18–24 and adults aged 25 and over. Its planned scope spans prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, structured treatment, prescribing interventions, recovery support and criminal justice pathways. It is also intended to support people with co-occurring mental health and substance use needs, people experiencing homelessness or rough sleeping, people facing multiple disadvantage, and people involved with the criminal justice system. This is a health and social care service, with delivery across Herefordshire. The process is at preliminary market engagement and planning stage: the Council has issued a Request for Information to inform its commissioning intentions, service design and approach to a possible procurement. This is not an invitation to tender or a competition. The Council expects to use a competitive process if it proceeds. RFI responses were due by 12:00 on 13 November 2026. A further notice is expected around 31 March 2027. A new contract is anticipated to start in April 2028. The Council is considering a term of up to five years, with an option to extend for up to a further two years. The contract term is not settled. No contract value is stated. The service specification is still being developed. This engagement is relevant to organisations with expertise and experience in drug and alcohol recovery services, including providers able to work across age groups and deliver prevention, treatment, prescribing, harm reduction and recovery support. Experience supporting people with complex needs—including co-occurring mental health and substance use needs, homelessness, multiple disadvantage and criminal justice involvement—will be relevant to shaping a service that meets the stated scope. The Council is seeking insight into available delivery models, innovative approaches, market capacity and supplier interest. Providers can use their operational experience to inform the future service design and the Council’s procurement approach. The scale spans children, young adults and adults across Herefordshire. ## Notice Herefordshire Council is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) and is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify organisations with the capability and interest to provide Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services across Herefordshire. The purpose of this RFI is to help the Council better understand the current market, including available service delivery models, innovative approaches to provision, market capacity, and supplier interest in a potential future procurement opportunity. The Council is currently considering arrangements for a new contract, anticipated to commence in April 2028. The contract term has not yet been determined; however, the Council is currently considering a contract duration of up to 5 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. As the service specification is currently under development, the Council welcomes responses from organisations with relevant expertise and experience. Information gathered through this RFI will be used solely to inform the Council's commissioning intentions, service design and procurement approach. This RFI does not constitute a call for competition, invitation to tender, award procedure, or commitment by the Council to undertake any future procurement exercise. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The intention is to award a contract using the competitive process. The service will support children and young people aged 11-17, young adults aged 18-24, and adults aged 25+, providing prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, structured treatment, prescribing interventions, recovery support and criminal justice pathways. The service will also support priority groups including people with co-occurring mental health and substance use needs, individuals experiencing homelessness or rough sleeping, people facing multiple disadvantage, and those involved with the criminal justice system. Additional information: Related Notice: A Prior Information Notice relating to this procurement and a planned Market Engagement / Meet the Buyer event was published on Find a Tender on 27.01.2026 (Reference: 2026/S 000-101672). Due to system limitations, this notice cannot be linked electronically and is therefore referenced here for information only. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101730-2026 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Herefordshire Council | | Locality | HEREFORD | | Postcode area | Hereford | | Postcode | HR4 0LE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of | | Local authority | Herefordshire, County of | | Electoral ward | Widemarsh | | Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire | | Delivery location | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 27 Oct 2026 at 16:14 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101730-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/ - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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