PUB26168 - Expression of Interest - Substance Use Peer Outreach Programme
Description: Torbay Council is exploring the market capability to contract with a supplier for delivery of a Substance Use Peer Outreach Programme. A Peer Development Programme is currently being delivered in Torbay, with the contract expiring with the existing provider on 16th November 2026. Going forwards, this contract will be delivered under the name of the Substance Use Peer Outreach Programme, to more accurately reflect the specification of this service. The Council is seeking to gauge the level of interest from the wider market to deliver this service going forwards for another 16.5 months, from 16th November 2026 to 31st March 2028, with the potential for an extension of 16.5 months until 15th August 2029. The Torbay Peer Development Programme has provided training and support for people with lived (read more...)
Summary: Torbay Council is exploring suppliers to deliver a Substance Use Peer Outreach Programme across Torbay. The service will replace the current Peer Development Programme, which supports people with lived and living experience of substance use, known as peers, to take an active role in delivering harm-reduction interventions for people who use drugs. This is a health and social work service (CPV 85000000), delivered within Torbay. The programme is intended to continue the existing peer-development approach under a name that more accurately reflects its substance-use outreach purpose. The procurement concerns one service lot and is classified as a light-touch public service. The council is the buying organisation and is assessing whether the market has sufficient capability to provide the service.