--- title: "Community Based Recovery Services" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000844532" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844532" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000844532.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000844532.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Argyll and Bute Council" published: "2026-10-01" --- # Community Based Recovery Services Buyer: Argyll and Bute Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000844532 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844532) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000844532.json) ## Summary Argyll and Bute Council, on behalf of the Integration Joint Board, intends to procure community-based support for people in recovery from alcohol and drug use. The service is described as a community-based model of recovery support, to be delivered throughout Argyll and Bute. This is a social care and support service rather than a supply of goods or construction work. The council is repeating its market engagement after an earlier 2024 planning exercise for the same service did not progress to a tender, so the current exercise recognises that the market may have changed. Suppliers whose work includes community-based alcohol and drug recovery support may find the service relevant. The process is at the planning stage: the council is gathering expressions of interest to inform development of its sourcing strategy, and this is not an invitation to tender. No procurement procedure, contract value, budget, contract duration, eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria are set out at this stage. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 9 November 2026; this is an indicative planning date, not a bid deadline. The service is presented as a single lot covering Argyll and Bute. The earlier planning exercise in 2024 did not proceed to tender, and the council says it is repeating the process for completeness and to reflect possible changes in the market. This planned service is most relevant to providers with experience delivering community-based recovery support relating to alcohol and drugs. Organisations already working with people in recovery across local communities may be well placed to consider how their delivery model could serve the whole Argyll and Bute area. The current market engagement is intended to help the council shape its sourcing strategy, so relevant providers can prepare to explain their service approach and geographic reach as the procurement develops. The council has not yet described specific qualifications, accreditations, staffing levels, capacity thresholds or experience requirements; suppliers should therefore treat the detailed delivery and participation requirements as still to be developed rather than assume particular standards. ## Notice Community based recovery service - Alcohol and Drugs ### Lot Information Lot 1 Argyll and Bute Council on behalf of the Integration Joint Board are seeking provision of a community-based model of support for recovery in alcohol and drugs.. This PIN is issued for the purpose of gathering notes of interest to support the development of a sourcing strategy. This follows the publication of a PIN in 2024 for the same service, which did not proceed to tender at that time. The process is being repeated for completeness and to recognize that the market may have changed. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565711 | | 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 | 1 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Nov 2026 | | 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 | Argyll and Bute Council | | Locality | LOCHGILPHEAD | | Postcode area | Paisley | | Postcode | PA31 8RT | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Argyll and Bute | | Electoral ward | Mid Argyll | | Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | | Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 1 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565711 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565711 Community Based Recovery Services - Community based recovery service - Alcohol and Drugs ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844532 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=844532 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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