Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
Corten House, Dunholme Close
Durham
DH15WB
Contact
Donna Iley
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC14 - Durham CC
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
County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service
Reference number
DN742666
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service. The Service aims to enable individuals to become 'free from their dependence' and reduce the harm caused by substance misuse to families, communities, and society as a whole. The Service is underpinned by an emphasis on the local 'think family' approach, helping to support individuals through their recovery process, reducing vulnerabilities, safeguarding and risk within the wider context of their family unit, as appropriate.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
14
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2024/S 000-033031
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
DN742666
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 April 2025
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
Waythrough
Co Durham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
515755
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: £20,012,171
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The contract has now been formally modified.
No Conflicts of Interest were declared by the decision maker, the Director of Public Health.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Health England (PSR Review Panel)
PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT
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
- 85323000 - Community health services
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
1. The impact of the 2024/25 NHS pay award on the CDDARS was £42,797.80. The total contract value will therefore be uplifted by £192,590.10 to cover the recurrent cost from 2024/25 to contract expiry in September 2028.
2. Following confirmation on 21 March 2025 from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities of confirmed allocations for 2025/26 for the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Grant (DATRIG) and the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Grant, the contract value will be uplifted to incorporate the following additional funding from April 2025 to March 2026:
a. £60,000 from the In-Patient Detoxification (IPD) element of the DATRIG .
b. £216,074 from the IPS Grant
c. £276,716 from the Rough Sleepers Drug and Alcohol Treatment component of the DATRIG
3. Posts within the Women's Recovery Academy Durham have been incorporated within the DATRIG plan for 2025/26 and will therefore be funded via the Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services contract that Durham County Council has in place with Waythrough. The CDDARS contract value will therefore reduce by £150,000 for April 2025 to March 2026.
The incorrect end date was published on the original notice, it should have stated 2028 and not 2025.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
50
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£20,607,551.10
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Waythrough
Co Durham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
515755
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):
1. The impact of the 2024/25 NHS pay award on the CDDARS was £42,797.80. The total contract value will therefore be uplifted by £192,590.10 to cover the recurrent cost from 2024/25 to contract expiry in September 2028.
2. Following confirmation on 21 March 2025 from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities of confirmed allocations for 2025/26 for the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Grant (DATRIG) and the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Grant, the contract value will be uplifted to incorporate the following additional funding from April 2025 to March 2026:
a. £60,000 from the In-Patient Detoxification (IPD) element of the DATRIG .
b. £216,074 from the IPS Grant.
c. £276,716 from the Rough Sleepers Drug and Alcohol Treatment component of the DATRIG .
3. Posts within the Women's Recovery Academy Durham have been incorporated within the DATRIG plan for 2025/26 and will therefore be funded via the Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services contract that Durham County Council has in place with Waythrough. The CDDARS contract value will therefore reduce by £150,000 for April 2025 to March 2026.
4. Incorrect end date entered on original notice, should have stated 2028 and not 2025.
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:
This modification is permitted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 as it is in response to external factors beyond the control of the council and the provider i.e. the national NHS pay award, plus the contract stipulates that "Posts/interventions from the following grants are incorporated within this contract until 31 March 2025 and may be extended depending upon confirmation of future funding" and "The annual value for the CDDARS may be increased if additional external and/or grant funding is secured by the Commissioner during the contract term for interventions that are consistent with the aim and objectives of the service."
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: £20,012,171
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £20,607,551.10