Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Council
Cunard Building
Liverpool
L31DS
Contact
Marlon Roy
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD72 - Liverpool
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
All age community-based 'integrated' drug & alcohol treatment and recovery
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD72 - Liverpool
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Service to provide an all-age, modern, integrated, recovery orientated treatment and recovery service. The eligible population for this service will be of any age who are Liverpool resident (or are registered with a GP based within the City boundaries), including those individuals who are homeless or with no fixed abode with a drug and/or alcohol need.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
60
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years
The Contract Agreement initial term is 5 years with an option to extend for 3 x 1 year (which shall be at the Authority's sole discretion).
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2024/S 000-037898
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
DN729954
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
22 November 2024
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
- UKD72 - Liverpool
Companies House
n/a
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: £124,537,784
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 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.'
- details the decision-makers - Liverpool City Council Cabinet
- declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision - N/A
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
NHS England 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.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKD72 - Liverpool
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The aim of the service following modification will be to vary the existing all-age integrated drug and alcohol
treatment and recovery service contract by addition of up to £6,470,503.45
(excluding VAT), to take effect as from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2027, entailing
the distribution of three separate central government revenue grant funding streams,
one from the Probation Service North West and two from the Office for Health
Improvement and Disparities (OHID) to allow for further enhancement of the quality
and capacity of the core service elements.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
60
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£124,537,784
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Change Grow Live Services Ltd
North Suite, 1st Floor, 1 Jubilee Street
Brighton
BN1 1GE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
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):
Addition of up to £6,470,503.45 (excluding VAT), to take effect as from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2027, entailing the distribution of three separate central government revenue grant funding streams, one from the Probation Service North West and two from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) to allow for further enhancement of the quality and capacity of the core service elements. Please note that there is no change in the length of contract.
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:
In July 2025, the Director of Public Health accepted receipt of the following grant funds; - Central Government Funding, from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID): Drug and alcohol, treatment and recovery improvement grant (DATRIG) 2025/26 to the total sum of £8,830,797
- Central Government Funding, from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID): OHID: Individual Placement Support Grant (IPS) 2025/26 to the total sum of £265,783
- Probation Service North West: Dependency and Recovery funds (1st April 2025 - 28th February 2027) to the total sum of £516,767.
A proportion of those grant funds are to be applied to an existing contract which delivers services relevant to the aims and objectives of the grant funding, namely The All-age, Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Services Contract
The decision to vary the contract to include supplementary funding will:
- Positively address the short timeframes associated with the DATRIG funding, to prevent and minimise delays in implementation of interventions under the proposal and reduce the risk of clawback at the end of the funding period.
- Creates an enhancement to current support offered in Liverpool, for people who use(d) drugs and/or alcohol (positive impact)
- Supports quality improvements and increases the capacity to respond to local needs.
- Positively addresses the risks to service continuity, safeguarding, including maintaining the ability to fund approximately 116 front line posts that TUPE transferred to the new provider on 1st April 2025.
As part of the tender process, bidders for this contract were informed that as grant funding could not be anticipated with certainty it was not possible to include this into this procurement and subsequent contract envelope. However, provisions were made in the tender documents to allow for further enhancement of the quality and capacity of the core service elements under the contract post award. The tender documents clearly set out the source of the grant funding, a description of the type of services the grant can be utilised for, current values and the maximum sum which would potentially be incorporated into the contract. Therefore, IPS, SSMTR and Diversion and Recovery grant funding values were included within the 'Total Contract Range', for the duration of the contract term.
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: £124,537,784
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £124,537,784