Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall,Leicester Road, Glenfield
LEICESTER
LE38RA
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Substance Misuse Treatment Services (Leicestershire and Rutland)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council procured a new Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment service.
The Councils are also working in partnership with the Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire and the National Probation Service - East Midlands, who will provide funding via the Contract to meet specific elements within the service.
The aim of this Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment service is to deliver a trauma informed treatment service for young persons, young adults and adults within Leicestershire and Rutland who are experiencing problematic substance misuse. The service will take a recovery-based approach as well as a whole family approach with the aim of reducing harms and supporting recovery thereby improving overall health, wellbeing and safety.
The Service will be an open access service for all residents of Leicestershire (excluding Leicester City) and Rutland who are seeking support for their substance misuse and will include:
• Community based drug and alcohol services for young people, young adults and adults
• Support for children and young people whose parents are misusing substances
• Blood borne virus testing and vaccination
• Harm reduction services e.g. needle and syringe programmes
• Supervised consumption services
• Inpatient detoxification services
• Residential rehabilitation placements (for Leicestershire residents only)
• Training and development of the wider workforce
• Criminal justice substance misuse services
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
48
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2022/S 000-015500
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
DN526614
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Turning Point (services) Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Companies House
00793558
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £25,250,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Construction and Technology Court
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council procured a new Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment service.
The Councils are also working in partnership with the Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire and the National Probation Service - East Midlands, who will provide funding via the Contract to meet specific elements within the service.
The aim of this Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment service is to deliver a trauma informed treatment service for young persons, young adults and adults within Leicestershire and Rutland who are experiencing problematic substance misuse. The service will take a recovery-based approach as well as a whole family approach with the aim of reducing harms and supporting recovery thereby improving overall health, wellbeing and safety.
The Service will be an open access service for all residents of Leicestershire (excluding Leicester City) and Rutland who are seeking support for their substance misuse and will include:
• Community based drug and alcohol services for young people, young adults and adults
• Support for children and young people whose parents are misusing substances
• Blood borne virus testing and vaccination
• Harm reduction services e.g. needle and syringe programmes
• Supervised consumption services
• Inpatient detoxification services
• Residential rehabilitation placements (for Leicestershire residents only)
• Training and development of the wider workforce
• Criminal justice substance misuse services
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
48
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£25,860,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Turning Point (services) Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Companies House
00793558
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
There has been an increase in both alcohol and alcohol dependant drinkers which has been on the increase year on year; the pandemic has increased this further. A three year pilot has been put in place to intervene via a fibro scanner, nurse and outreach work via the current service provider.
Also, The local CCG previously funded a 7 month pilot for a Dual Diagnosis specialist service to sit inside the main Substance Misuse Treatment service, but to focus on service users with a dual mental health support need. This pilot has proved to be successful and so funding is continuing for this dual diagnosis support. The service will be dual diagnosis support with enhanced trained recovery workers and psychology support will bridge this gap. Turning Point will continue to build relationships, improve referral pathways as well as increase the service specifically for mental health and substance misuse. The funding will also allow for additional time through appointments for those service users with mental health needs.
The Council has also received a Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) Supplementary Substance Misuse Delivery Grant (SSMDG). The additional services this grant will provide will be most effective delivered alongside the main service. The grant will be used to enhance the prevention and retention work that has already been taking place, including further enabling all of the relevant areas within the universal grant that was previously awarded and will be continuing.
These modifications were envisaged in the ITT documentation, but not in a clear, precise and unequivocal review clause.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
These are relatively small modifications to a large integrated substance misuse service that will manifest whilst service users are inside the service. Because of this, a change of contractor is impractical from an economic perspective and because it could lead to disengagement of service users.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £25,250,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £27,860,000