Tender

North Northamptonshire Council - Framework for the Provision of Drug & Alcohol Services for North Northamptonshire

  • North Northamptonshire Council

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-037570

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e902 (view related notices)

Published 4 July 2025, 4:50pm



Scope

Reference

NNC00000678

Description

North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council") wishes to invite Tender Responses for the Framework for the Provision of Drug & Alcohol Services for North Northamptonshire.

In North Northamptonshire, the Council are imagining the future, setting aside the everyday problems that stifle creative thinking and imagining how we make North Northamptonshire the best possible place to live in 2050. Every decision we make focuses our energies and plans to make that a reality. Our commissioning focuses on prevention and associated actions that will enable people to live their best lives.

This service specification has been developed to set out North Northamptonshire Council's requirements for drug and alcohol services that will aim to deliver a recovery focused treatment system. The specification also details delivery of system objectives and interventions to address the identified drug and alcohol related needs. The aim is to reshape the current adult drug and alcohol service provision into a whole-systems, integrated drug and alcohol treatment pathway. Our goal is to increase the number of people able to achieve sustained recovery from dependence by providing individualised support and care to reduce harms caused by addiction and dependence.

North Northamptonshire Council have high aspirations; every child in North Northamptonshire will have the best start in life and achieve everything they are capable of in childhood and adulthood. We believe that with the proper support, more young people will be in good physical and emotional health, thrive at school and have set strong foundations for adulthood. Our young people deserve services that support their development with professionals who are as invested in their success as we are.

The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier for Lot 1: Specialist Alcohol & Drug Services (Adults) and Lot 2: Young People's (11-25) Drug & Alcohol Support, Intervention & Wellbeing Service with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in total.

The contract for this project will be awarded via the Open Process, subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Commercial tool

Establishes an open framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £49,316,796 excluding VAT
  • £59,180,155.20 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2035
  • 9 years

Description of possible extension:

The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier, with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in total.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKF25 - North Northamptonshire

Lot 1. Lot 1: Specialist Alcohol and Drug Services (Adults).

Description

Specialist Alcohol and Drug Services for Adults in North Northamptonshire.

£3,310,805 per year to be paid from Core Public Health Grant, of which:

- £50k per year will be allocated for workforce development training.

- £90k per year will be allocated for residential rehabilitation.

Furthermore, the lot will receive supplementary funding of:

- Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Contribution: £120,000* per year

- DATRIG: £1,302,972* per year.

Total: £4,733,777 per year.

* Figures are illustrative and will change with grant contributions throughout the life of the contract, and the DATRIG funding will be allocated on service need/priorities.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £42,604,893 excluding VAT
  • £51,125,871.60 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 2. Lot 2: Young People's (11-25) Drug and Alcohol Support, Intervention and Wellbeing Service.

Description

Young People's (11-25) Drug and Alcohol Support, Intervention and Wellbeing Service in North Northamptonshire.

£309,680 per year to be paid from Core Public Health Grant, of which:

- £25k per year will be allocated for workforce development training

Furthermore, the lot will receive supplementary funding of:

- DATRIG: £132,618* per year.

Total: £442,298 per year

* Figures are illustrative and will change with grant contributions throughout the life of the contract, and the DATRIG funding will be allocated on service need/priorities.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £3,980,682 excluding VAT
  • £4,776,818.40 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Framework

Open framework scheme end date (estimated)

31 March 2035

Maximum number of suppliers

2

Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Framework operation description

The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier for Lot 1: Specialist Alcohol & Drug Services (Adults) and Lot 2: Young People's (11-25) Drug & Alcohol Support, Intervention & Wellbeing Service, with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in total.

Contract values have been calculated using existing contributions to the shared contract with West Northamptonshire Council, with considerations to lot values around shifting service area priorities and financial pressures.

Figures are illustrative and will change with grant contributions throughout the life of the contract, and the DATRIG funding will be allocated on service need/priorities.

Award method when using the framework

With competition

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

Establishing party only


Participation

Particular suitability

Lot 1. Lot 1: Specialist Alcohol and Drug Services (Adults).

Lot 2. Lot 2: Young People's (11-25) Drug and Alcohol Support, Intervention and Wellbeing Service.

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

8 August 2025, 5:00pm

Tender submission deadline

15 August 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Please visit the North Northamptonshire Council e-Procurement Portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home) to apply to this opportunity and to access the documentation.

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

29 September 2025


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Quality Quality 80%
Price Price 10%
Presentation Quality 10%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Documents

Associated tender documents

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home

Please visit the North Northamptonshire Council e-Procurement Portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home) to apply for this opportunity and to access the documentation.


Contracting authority

North Northamptonshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQCM-5634-HGCN

The Corby Cube, George Street

Corby

NN17 1QG

United Kingdom

Region: UKF25 - North Northamptonshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government