--- title: "Market Engagement for Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drugs Crisis Outreach Service" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000779702" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000779702" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000779702.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000779702.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2024-10-04" --- # Market Engagement for Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drugs Crisis Outreach Service Buyer: RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000779702 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000779702) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000779702.json) ## Summary Renfrewshire Council is in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Market Engagement for Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drugs Crisis Outreach Service." This initiative falls under the services industry category and specifically addresses general public services. The service will be located in Renfrewshire, and the council plans to publish a future contract notice on 2nd December 2024. Interested organisations are required to email their responses by 25th October 2024 to Sarah Ford, Senior Procurement Specialist at Renfrewshire Council. The service will provide urgent support to individuals facing substance use issues, targeting those experiencing a near-fatal overdose or disengagement from services, with a focus on harm reduction and assertive outreach methods. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare, crisis intervention, and substance misuse treatment services. Organisations with experience in delivering similar outreach services, particularly those equipped to handle rapid response and harm reduction, will find this procurement process highly suitable. The successful provider will be expected to operate a nurse-led service, providing extended support seven days a week. A harm reduction van will be supplied to aid service delivery, enhancing the capacity to engage and provide immediate assistance to individuals in crisis across Renfrewshire. This contract, planned to last for two years, is ideal for businesses seeking to expand their footprint in public health and emergency care services. ## Notice Renfrewshire Council wish to establish an Alcohol and Drugs Crisis Outreach Service. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renfrewshire Council, on behalf of the Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership will shortly be going to tender to establish a Crisis Outreach Service. The service will incorporate overdose response and assertive outreach capacity that will operate across Renfrewshire. The nurse led service will operate 7 days offering extended support (beyond statutory services to 10pm) to those who experience challenges with substance use issues, experience a near fatal overdose or disengaging from services. Those who are not in contact with treatment and care services should also be targeted. The Crisis Outreach Service will provide rapid support to those in crisis, to prevent an escalation of needs that may require emergency care, hospital admission, or an urgent housing or other intervention. Staff will rapidly and assertively re-engage/engage people with mainstream services using agreed fast track referral processes and accessing same/next day prescribing, where appropriate. Those in crisis for the purposes of this service can be defined as people who need urgent help. Scope includes, but is not limited to, those impacted by substance use, homelessness or other form of housing insecurity, mental health difficulties, and trauma. The focus of this service will include: - Keeping people safe - Calling individuals (and those around them) and carrying out wellness checks at home or other known places - Make multiple attempts to reach individuals - Target the distribution of naloxone - Work with those around the individual (where appropriate) i.e. family, friends - Offer Harm Reduction interventions including naloxone/WAND - Establish direct referral channels via Police Scotland, SAS, Hospitals, families, self In order to save lives, service models should consider assertive outreach methods to engage and reach high risk individuals, provide interventions at key times to prevent overdose. The service must offer caseload capacity to provide wrap around care at the point of need including follow up care in the event of a near fatal overdose. A harm reduction van will be made available to the successful provider to support service delivery. The Council intends to tender for a 2 year contract. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT515529 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website 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 | 4 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Dec 2024 | | 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 | RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | PAISLEY | | Post town | Paisley | | Postcode | PA1 1JB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire | | Local authority | Renfrewshire | | Electoral ward | Paisley East and Central | | Westminster constituency | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | | Delivery location | TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 4 Oct 2024 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT515529 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT515529 Market Engagement for Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drugs Crisis Outreach Service - Renfrewshire Council wish to establish an Alcohol and Drugs Crisis Outreach Service. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000779702 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=779702 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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