Tender

Adult Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Services

  • Lancashire County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-002581

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d631

Published 24 January 2025, 3:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Lancashire County Council

Fishergate

Preston

PR18XJ

Contact

Procurement Care-Health

Email

caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1772538206

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD4 - Lancashire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Adult Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Services

Reference number

KS/PH/25/1485

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority wishes to commission an Adult Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Service. The Service will deliver recovery-oriented substance use treatment and recovery support for adults aged 18 and above as well as for their family, carers, and supporting others. The Service will be delivered across the community and will have strong links with the criminal justice system, health services, social care and the VCSFE.

Key aims of the Service will be delivered under 3 core strands:

1. Prevention, Wellbeing, and Harm Reduction

2. Treatment

3. Recovery, Development and Support

In addition to the core strands, the Service will be required to deliver against specific pathways for Service Users who have multiple complex needs including:

1. Homelessness and Rough Sleeping

2. Domestic Abuse

3. Mental Health

4. Criminal Justice

5. Family Safeguarding

The Service will also work closely with the Authority around managing and responding to Drug and Alcohol Related Deaths and Non-Fatal Overdoses.

The service model for the new Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Service broadly follows the same structure and principles of the previous contract with additions and amendments reflecting changes in national guidance and an extensive service user and stakeholder consultation.

The new Service will be delivered across all of Lancashire.

See tender documents for full details.

Future funding is not guaranteed, in the event that additional grant funding ceases, service delivery will be reduced accordingly.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £62,090,187

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD4 - Lancashire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority wishes to commission an Adult Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Service. The Service will deliver recovery-oriented substance use treatment and recovery support for adults aged 18 and above as well as for their family, carers, and supporting others. The Service will be delivered across the community and will have strong links with the criminal justice system, health services, social care and the VCSFE.

Key aims of the Service will be delivered under 3 core strands:

1. Prevention, Wellbeing, and Harm Reduction

2. Treatment

3. Recovery, Development and Support

In addition to the core strands, the Service will be required to deliver against specific pathways for Service Users who have multiple complex needs including:

1. Homelessness and Rough Sleeping

2. Domestic Abuse

3. Mental Health

4. Criminal Justice

5. Family Safeguarding

The Service will also work closely with the Authority around managing and responding to Drug and Alcohol Related Deaths and Non-Fatal Overdoses.

The service model for the new Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Service broadly follows the same structure and principles of the previous contract with additions and amendments reflecting changes in national guidance and an extensive service user and stakeholder consultation.

The new Service will be delivered across all of Lancashire.

See tender documents for full details.

Future funding is not guaranteed, in the event that additional grant funding ceases, service delivery will be reduced accordingly.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £62,090,187

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The contract will have an initial term of 3 years with Lancashire County Council retaining the right to extend the contract by any number of defined periods provided that the total contract period does not exceed 7 years.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Refer to Invitation to Tender Document Pack.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Refer to Invitation to Tender Document Pack.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

27 February 2025

Local time

11:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

27 February 2025

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice - The High Court

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom