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title: "Drug and Alcohol Service"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000732046"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "MORAY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-05-15"
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# Drug and Alcohol Service

Buyer: MORAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000732046

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## Summary

The Moray Council is planning to commission a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service. The service aims to provide support for individuals and families affected by drugs and alcohol throughout Moray. It will be a community-based service operating 6 days a week, offering harm reduction advice, recovery support, and capacity building initiatives. The competitive tender process for this service is expected to be advertised in September 2023. Interested businesses are encouraged to register their interest by Friday 16th June 2023.

This opportunity presents businesses in the services sector with a chance to compete for providing vital support services to those affected by drugs and alcohol in Moray. Businesses offering services such as harm reduction, recovery support, and peer-led initiatives would be well-suited to bid for this tender. The Moray Council, as the buying organisation, is focused on creating a sustainable and comprehensive Recovery Oriented System of Care, allowing ease of access to treatment and care for individuals and families in need.

## Notice

Moray Alcohol and Drug Partnership will commission a support service for individuals and families affected by drugs and alcohol throughout Moray. The service will be central to a sustainable and comprehensive Recovery Oriented System of Care, allowing ease of access to treatment, care and supporting people into recovery however they define it.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Moray Alcohol and Drug Partnership will commission a support service for individuals and families affected by drugs and alcohol throughout Moray. The service will be central to a sustainable and comprehensive Recovery Oriented System of Care, allowing ease of access to treatment, care and supporting people into recovery however they define it. It is expected that the advert for the competitive tender process will be published in September 2023 The Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service will be community based and operate 6 days a week to provide the following: - Harm reduction advice and interventions from a fixed site, satellite locality points and mobile delivery - Proactive identification of and response to people at high risk of alcohol and drug related harm, with follow up support to commence or continue treatment. - Direct access, initial engagement and recovery support for people who experience problematic drug and alcohol use. - Development of Recovery Communities in Moray through peer led approaches and capacity building initiatives, For all aspects of service delivery the following will be in place: - Helpline / website / chat / advice / information - Drop in Services / Practical Help and Support - Advice and Support for Family Members/Significant Others Important Considerations As part of the provision a private and hygienic needle exchange will be required at a central location from day 1 of the contract to safely facilitate circa 100 attendances per quarter. Given the vulnerability of individuals who will use this service and the value of the contract it will be a requirement that the service provider can evidence it has established suitable accommodation and can evidence appropriate experience in engagement and intervention work with individuals with problematic drug and alcohol use; can evidence appropriate experience in working within multi-disciplinary drug/alcohol teams including primary care; qualified, enthusiastic staff.. If you are interested in this opportunity, please register your interest within this portal by Friday 16th June 2023. It is anticipated that the tender will be published during September 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY478462 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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 | 15 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Sep 2023 |
| 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 | MORAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | ELGIN |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV30 1BX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Moray |
| Electoral ward | Elgin City North |
| Westminster constituency | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey |
| Delivery location | TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

## Release History

- 15 May 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY478462

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY478462
  Drug and Alcohol Service - Moray Alcohol and Drug Partnership will commission a support service for individuals and families affected by drugs and alcohol throughout Moray. The service will be central to a sustainable and comprehensive Recovery Oriented System of Care, allowing ease of access to treatment, care and supporting people into recovery however they define it.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=732046
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000732046

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