Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council, P O Box 3176
BRISTOL
BS3 9FS
Contact
User Luke Connolly
Telephone
+44 0
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK - South West (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Substance Use Care Pathways
Reference number
DN799877
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To develop and implement pathways for substance use service users who attend the hospital for emergency treatment and planned stays.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £189,340
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The criteria of the service fits within the defined category area of CPV code 85312500-4 "Rehabilitation services, but only insofar as such services are provided to individuals to tackle substance misuse or for the rehabilitation of the mental or physical health of individuals", this states that the criteria of services provided for this contract fall within schedule 1 of PSR 2023 regulations, and as such this contract can be awarded under PSR 2023 regulations.
UHBW currently delivers dedicated capacity to develop and implement pathways for substance use service users who attend the hospital for emergency treatment. They have been delivering an extended service from previous years, we will to continue with this extended service from the DATRIG grant that has superseded these for 2025/26. They are the only capable provider of the service BECAUSE we would not be able to split providers to deliver an extension of this current service as this would directly impact the service user in the quality of service they would receive with a disjointed service offer from the main contract and would also not be the most effective use of public funds, we MUST award via "Direct Award Process A" detailed in section 7 of the PSR 2023 regulations. Section 6 (4) of PSR 2023 states that a contracting authority MUST follow the route to direct award if the following terms have been fulfilled;
(a)the proposed contracting arrangements relate to relevant health care services in respect of which a patient is offered a choice of provider,
(b)the number of providers is not restricted by the relevant authority,
(c)the relevant authority will offer contracts to all providers to whom an award can be made because they meet all requirements in relation to the provision of the relevant health care services to patients,
(d)the relevant authority has arrangements in place to enable providers to express an interest in providing the relevant health care services, and
(e)the procurement is not to conclude a framework agreement,
I can confirm that the above requirements are met and as such it is within the bounds of PSR 2023 regulations to directly award this contract to the University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Trust.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The criteria of the service fits within the defined category area of CPV code 85312500-4 "Rehabilitation services, but only insofar as such services are provided to individuals to tackle substance misuse or for the rehabilitation of the mental or physical health of individuals", this states that the criteria of services provided for this contract fall within schedule 1 of PSR 2023 regulations, and as such this contract can be awarded under PSR 2023 regulations.
UHBW currently delivers dedicated capacity to develop and implement pathways for substance use service users who attend the hospital for emergency treatment. They have been delivering an extended service from previous years, we will to continue with this extended service from the DATRIG grant that has superseded these for 2025/26. They are the only capable provider of the service BECAUSE we would not be able to split providers to deliver an extension of this current service as this would directly impact the service user in the quality of service they would receive with a disjointed service offer from the main contract and would also not be the most effective use of public funds, we MUST award via "Direct Award Process A" detailed in section 7 of the PSR 2023 regulations. Section 6 (4) of PSR 2023 states that a contracting authority MUST follow the route to direct award if the following terms have been fulfilled;
(a)the proposed contracting arrangements relate to relevant health care services in respect of which a patient is offered a choice of provider,
(b)the number of providers is not restricted by the relevant authority,
(c)the relevant authority will offer contracts to all providers to whom an award can be made because they meet all requirements in relation to the provision of the relevant health care services to patients,
(d)the relevant authority has arrangements in place to enable providers to express an interest in providing the relevant health care services, and
(e)the procurement is not to conclude a framework agreement,
I can confirm that the above requirements are met and as such it is within the bounds of PSR 2023 regulations to directly award this contract to the University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Trust.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Substance Use Care Pathways
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 December 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Trust
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK - South West (England)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £189,340
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Bristol City Council
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom