Scope
Description
Medway Council seeks a lead provider to deliver an all age substance misuse service offering prevention, treatment and recovery support. The service must embed harm reduction, person centered practice, and align with national strategy.
Key features include:
•Single all age contract with specialist interventions.
•Strong harm reduction and assertive outreach approach.
•Family, community and lived experience led design.
•Clear transition pathways between children’s and adult services.
•Separate, age appropriate delivery for children and young people.
•Partnerships with criminal justice services.
•Employment support through IPS.
•Robust performance management across qualitative and quantitative outcomes
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Total value (estimated)
- £26,011,695 excluding VAT
- £31,214,034 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032
- Possible extension to 31 March 2034
- 7 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85100000 - Health services
Contract locations
- UKJ41 - Medway
Engagement
Engagement deadline
27 February 2026
Engagement process description
Medway Council Public Health is preparing to commission an all age Substance Misuse Treatment, Prevention and Recovery Service and is seeking to engage with the market ahead of the formal procurement process.
We invite prospective providers to attend an online Market Engagement Event:
•Date: Friday, 27 February 2026
•Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
•Location: Microsoft Teams - - Please copy and paste the following into your internet address bar, URL bar to join the meeting - https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzI3MmM3OGUtNDE1My00MTM4LWFmYjEtMWExMzBhMTBjZjI2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2268503e93-3ce7-4a22-bfc5-ffee421a1f57%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22ef168b46-1017-486b-a0eb-e74ccf8cb07f%22%7d
Purpose of the event:
•Share an overview of the service model being commissioned.
•Outline the anticipated procurement process and indicative timelines.
•Provide an opportunity for prospective providers to ask questions.
Who should attend:
Organisations with experience in delivering substance misuse treatment and recovery services, including those interested in partnership or consortium approaches.
How to attend:
Please confirm your attendance via the following Forms link Medway All-age drugs and alcohol prevention, treatment and recovery service recommissioning – Fill in form -To access please copy and paste the following into your internet address bar, URL bar - https://forms.office.com/e/wNrEwmth1z
Please log into the meeting via the Teams link provided
Important note:
This event is for information and engagement purposes only.
This event is subject to governance approval processes.
Attendance does not confer any advantage in the subsequent procurement process.
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Medway Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWYH-3898-LDQR
Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
United Kingdom
Contact name: Mr Graham Thomas1
Email: graham.thomas1@medway.gov.uk
Region: UKJ41 - Medway
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government