Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Borough Council
Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road
South Shields
NE332RL
Contact
Karen Dixon
karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1914244052
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC22 - Tyneside
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/
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
Integrated Substance Misuse Service
Reference number
S6797
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This contract is being awarded under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C and is for an integrated substance misuse service and the integrated delivery model includes the following elements:
• Integrated treatment with comprehensive initial assessment
• Available to all residents 18 and over
• Clinical team
• Harm reduction service including testing for Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) and needle exchange
• Criminal Justice Workers
• Specialist alcohol and drug nurses and recovery workers
• Personalised care with tailored treatment options
• Detox services, including inpatient and community and residential rehabilitation
• Integration with primary care and acute trusts including Alcohol Care Teams and Mental Health services
• Open access appointment service
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £21,600,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC22 - Tyneside
Main site or place of performance
Borough of South Tyneside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A fully integrated substance misuse service
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract period is 5 years, with the option to extend by 1 period of 2 years.
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract is for a core substance misuse service. However there are a number of additional services also built into the contract that are subject to central government grants, and these are:
- Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment & Recovery Grant (SSMTRG)
- Individual Placement & Support (IPS)
- Changing Futures
- Health Inequalities
Grant funding for 25/26 and future years for the above additional services is unclear, therefore the contract value is indicative. Should the above grants change or different grant funding is received for the delivery of substance misuse services then this will also be built into this contract.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This procurement commenced January 2025 and is being undertaken via the Provider Selection Regime 2023 and is therefore not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Waythrough
Inspiration House, Unit 22 Bowburn North Industrial Estate
Durham
DH6 5PF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Companies House
1820492
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £21,600,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £21,600,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 1 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to Karen Dixon, Senior Category Manager, karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk.
The decision for this award was made by Members of the Cabinet for South Tyneside Council.
No conflicts of interest were declared by decision makers.
The key criteria used to determine that the incumbent supplier delivered the existing contract to a satisfactory standard and was likely to continue to deliver the contract to a satisfactory standard were:
- Quality and Innovation
- Value
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
- Improving access, reducing inequalities and facilitating choice
- Social value
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
South Tyneside Council
South Tyneside
Country
United Kingdom