Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Sunderland City Council
City Hall, Plater Way,
Sunderland
SR13AA
Contact
Issy Langley
issy.langley@sunderland.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC23 - Sunderland
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
Sunderland Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Harm Service Minimisation
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work 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
- UKC23 - Sunderland
Main site or place of performance
Boundary of the City of Sunderland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
This contract was procured as an open tender process under the PCR 2015.
Sunderland City Council is seeking to award a contract for an Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Harm Minimisation Service that aims to provide an integrated model and places Service Users, their families and Carers, at the heart of the recovery process.
The Service will take a recovery focused approach to enable people to improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.
The Service will be delivered using the principles of a whole system approach which will comprise of the following 5 broad areas of activity:
• Access to Specialist Drug and Alcohol Harm Minimisation;
• Identification and support for Higher Risk Drinkers;
• Structured treatment for adults who are dependent on drugs or alcohol;
• Support for system Integrated Working;
• Completion and recovery.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
84
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2019/S 202-491600
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
11 February 2020
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
Change Grow Live Services Ltd
Brighton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove
Companies House
06228752
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: £22,878,895
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Council of the City of Sunderland
Corporate Procurement, City Hall, Plater Way
Sunderland
SR1 3AA
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.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKC23 - Sunderland
Main site or place of performance
The Boundaries of the City of Sunderland
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Sunderland City Council is seeking to award a contract for an Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Harm Minimisation Service that aims to provide an integrated model and places Service Users, their families and Carers, at the heart of the recovery process.
The service will take a recovery focused approach to enable people to improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.
The Service will be delivered using the principles of a whole system approach which will comprise of the following 5 broad areas of activity:
• Access to Specialist Drug and Alcohol Harm Minimisation;
• Identification and support for Higher Risk Drinkers;
• Structured treatment for adults who are dependent on drugs or alcohol;
• Support for system Integrated Working;
• Completion and recovery.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
84
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£22,878,895
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Change Grow Live Services Ltd
Brighton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove
Companies House
06228752
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):
Though the contract was procured under the Procurement Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR), the contract now falls within the remit of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The contract has been varied six times previously during the life of the contract, under the provision of regulation 72(1)(a) of the PCR, in respect of the following:
OHID Grant (Supplemental Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant) - The Council has received grant funding on a yearly basis to support the delivery of services, providing more of the same (2022 - 2025) for the total sum of £16,955,688.95
Pharmacy Services (Primary Care - Supervised Consumption & Harm Reduction) - The Council varied the contract to include the supervised consumption and harm reduction to provide a holistic service (2022 - 2028) for the total sum of £1,507,500.
This current modification related to the OHID Grant (Drug and Alcohol and Treatment Recovery Improvement Grant (DATRIG) for 2025-2026 - This will fund posts within the Sunderland Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Harm Minimisation Service which is delivered by CGL and their subcontractor (Recovery Connections) for the total sum of £1,801,814.29.
Decision Maker is the Executive Director Health & Wellbeing.
There were no identified conflicts of interest.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
The Council has received OHID Grant (Drug and Alcohol and Treatment Recovery Improvement Grant (DATRIG) for 2025-2026, which has been agreed with OHID will be used to fund posts within the Sunderland Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Harm Minimisation Service which is delivered by CGL and their subcontractor (Recovery Connections).
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice.
This contract has been modified under Regulation 13(1)(a) Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 as the contract specifically allowed for modifications to the contract as a result of additional Government funding.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this modification. This contract has now been formally modified.
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: £41,342,083.95
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £43,143,898.84