Planning

W5039 Contract for the provision of Drug and Alcohol Residential Rehabilitation Services

  • Walsall Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-005603

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060bd2

Published 22 January 2026, 9:58am



Scope

Reference

W5039

Description

Residential rehabilitation is an intensive intervention that provides people with a safe and therapeutically effective environment to stop their drug and alcohol use, and help them to lead a life in recovery.

In the year to Sept 2025, Walsall made 12 residential rehabilitation placements and aims to increase take up of residential rehab provision in future years.

The Council is exploring the procurement of this service through the following options:

- A standalone framework for 'call off' placements for Walsall residents only

- An element of a contract with community-based provision (ie. under subcontracting arrangements, or similar, with a tier 3 service)

- A consortium framework for 'call off' placements for residents of a number of local authority areas.

The Council is carrying out PME in relation to this project. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options, requirements and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process.

Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process.

To access the PME documentation please visit the Council's e-tendering system Intend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil/aspx/Home and follow the on-screen guidance.

To participate in this PME, organisations must return their completed Supplier Questionnaire (Appendix A of the PME Document), together with any supporting documents, through the Correspondence area of this project by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on 24th February 2026, as per the PME documentation and e-tendering system. Supplier Questionnaires received after the deadline may not be reviewed at the Council's sole discretion.

Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire.

If you are experiencing problems with accessing the portal, In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,200,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,440,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2033
  • 6 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

Contract locations

  • UKG38 - Walsall

Engagement

Engagement deadline

24 February 2026

Engagement process description

To access the PME documentation please visit the Council's e-tendering Portal In-Tend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil/aspx/Home and follow the on-screen guidance.

To participate in this PME, organisations must return their completed Supplier Questionnaire (Appendix A of the PME Document), together with any supporting documents, through the Correspondence area of the project on Intend Portal by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on 24th February 2026, as per the PME documentation and e-tendering system. Supplier Questionnaires received after the deadline may not be reviewed at the Council's sole discretion.

Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire.

If you are experiencing problems with accessing ths portal, In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

Walsall Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHGR-7481-DHXR

Civic Centre, Darwall Street

Walsall

WS1 1TP

United Kingdom

Region: UKG38 - Walsall

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government