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title: "Peer Research in Addiction Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000627089"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2020-10-14"
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# Peer Research in Addiction Services

Buyer: EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000627089

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## Summary

The East Renfrewshire Council is seeking tenders for its "Peer Research in Addiction Services" project, aimed at enhancing user involvement in service design and delivery. This procurement, classified under the services category, falls within the General Public Services industry. The procurement is currently in the active stage, with a tender period that started on 13th August 2020 and concluded on 4th September 2020. The contract, valued at approximately £60,000, is due for delivery in East Renfrewshire, specifically targeting services that foster collaboration with individuals who have lived experience of addiction issues.

This opportunity presents a significant growth avenue for consultancies specialised in addiction services and user engagement methodologies. Organisations with expertise in peer research and those that have a track record of training volunteers from vulnerable communities would be particularly well-suited to compete. The potential contractor will work closely with East Renfrewshire Council to develop a tailored programme that runs until March 2022, contributing to meaningful community benefits and enhancing the quality of addiction services delivered in the region.

## Notice

In order to enhance user involvement in service design and delivery, East Renfrewshire Community Addictions wish to develop a peer research approach. This would involve recruiting people with lived experience of addiction and addictions services and providing them with the necessary training and skills development to engage with current service users. Potential providers are sought who can demonstrate experience and expertise in developing peer research and user involvement models; together with a specialist knowledge and understanding of working with vulnerable people with addictions issues. Interested providers must be able to provide evidence of engaging with, recruiting volunteers with lived experience of addictions services and training them to undertake engagement and research with service users. A programme of peer research requires to be developed and delivered during the period September 2020 - March 2022 and therefore prospective providers must be available and have the required resources to deliver over this timeframe. The provider would work closely with the addictions service to identify service users and develop the topics for the peer research.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

In order to enhance user involvement in service design and delivery, East Renfrewshire Community Addictions wish to develop a peer research approach. This would involve recruiting people with lived experience of addiction and addictions services and providing them with the necessary training and skills development to engage with current service users. Potential providers are sought who can demonstrate experience and expertise in developing peer research and user involvement models; together with a specialist knowledge and understanding of working with vulnerable people with addictions issues. Interested providers must be able to provide evidence of engaging with, recruiting volunteers with lived experience of addictions services and training them to undertake engagement and research with service users. A programme of peer research requires to be developed and delivered during the period September 2020 - March 2022 and therefore prospective providers must be available and have the required resources to deliver over this timeframe. The provider would work closely with the addictions service to identify service users and develop the topics for the peer research.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397065 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | £60,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £58,231 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | GIFFNOCK |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G46 6UG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |
| Local authority | East Renfrewshire |
| Electoral ward | Giffnock and Thornliebank |
| Westminster constituency | East Renfrewshire |
| Delivery location | TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FIGURE 8 CONSULTANCY SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2020 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397065
- 13 Aug 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG392455

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG392455
  Peer Research in Addiction Services - In order to enhance user involvement in service design and delivery, East Renfrewshire Community Addictions wish to develop a peer research approach. This would involve recruiting people with lived experience of addiction and addictions services and providing them with the necessary training and skills development to engage with current service users. Potential providers are sought who can demonstrate experience and expertise in developing peer research and user involvement models; together with a specialist knowledge and understanding of working with vulnerable people with addictions issues. Interested providers must be able to provide evidence of engaging with, recruiting volunteers with lived experience of addictions services and training them to undertake engagement and research with service users. A programme of peer research requires to be developed and delivered during the period September 2020 - March 2022 and therefore prospective providers must be available and have the required resources to deliver over this timeframe. The provider would work closely with the addictions service to identify service users and develop the topics for the peer research.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397065
  Peer Research in Addiction Services - In order to enhance user involvement in service design and delivery, East Renfrewshire Community Addictions wish to develop a peer research approach. This would involve recruiting people with lived experience of addiction and addictions services and providing them with the necessary training and skills development to engage with current service users. Potential providers are sought who can demonstrate experience and expertise in developing peer research and user involvement models; together with a specialist knowledge and understanding of working with vulnerable people with addictions issues. Interested providers must be able to provide evidence of engaging with, recruiting volunteers with lived experience of addictions services and training them to undertake engagement and research with service users. A programme of peer research requires to be developed and delivered during the period September 2020 - March 2022 and therefore prospective providers must be available and have the required resources to deliver over this timeframe. The provider would work closely with the addictions service to identify service users and develop the topics for the peer research.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
- http://www.figure8consultancy.co.uk/
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- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000627089
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

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