Scope
Reference
CBMC-PTR-213-2025-26
Description
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) seeks to commission a Provider to deliver and develop Voices in Recovery (VIR) Alcohol and Drug Use and Recovery Lived Experience Service. The Service is a critical component of the district's response to the national drug strategy, From Harm to Hope, and the recommendations from Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs. VIR will ensure that the voices and involvement of people who have lived experience and living experience of alcohol and/or drug-related harm are essential in informing and shaping treatment and recovery services across the Bradford District.
Contract 1. Voices in Recovery: A Lived Experience Evaluation of Substance Use Service
Supplier
Contract value
- £600,000 excluding VAT
- £720,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
6 March 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
10 March 2026
Standstill period
- End: 20 March 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
23 March 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
- Possible extension to 31 March 2030
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
This is a 2+1+1 year contract, consisting of an initial 2‑year term with two additional 12‑month extension options, giving a potential total duration of up to 4 years. Any extension of the contract will be conditional upon satisfactory performance and the availability funds
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKE41 - Bradford
Information about tenders
- 2 tenders received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 1 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
Create Strength Group
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYZL-1188-GYGL
35 Salem Street,
Bradford
BD1 4QH
United Kingdom
Region: UKE41 - Bradford
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Voices in Recovery: A Lived Experience Evaluation of Substance Use Service
Contracting authority
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBWW-4714-TBHN
Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
United Kingdom
Contact name: Donald Onekutu
Telephone: +44 7484544027
Email: donald.onekutu@bradford.gov.uk
Website: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/
Region: UKE41 - Bradford
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government