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This initiative responds to identified gaps in early alcohol harm prevention and aims to reduce alcohol-related hospital admissions by increasing proactive identification and brief support for residents engaged in risky and harmful drinking.\nThe services included support the ambitions in Surrey's Health and Wellbeing Strategy, priority one, supporting people to reach their potential by addressing the wider determinants of health. Ensuring people have a healthy weight and are active and that substance misuse is low, including smoking.\nThe service objectives\nThe service will enable trained ACWs to conduct opportunistic and proactive alcohol screening in participating GP practices. Using the AUDIT-C and full AUDIT tools, the ACWs will identify individuals drinking at increasing or higher-risk levels. These individuals will then receive brief advice or, where appropriate, a structured extended brief intervention. For those whose needs exceed the scope of brief intervention, the service will facilitate seamless referral into structured treatment services such as i-access or community alcohol programmes. The service will also work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, social prescribers, and local voluntary organisations to strengthen early intervention pathways and increase service visibility.\nThe service objectives are:\n• Deliver screening (AUDIT-C and full AUDIT) to identify risky drinkers.\n• Provide brief and extended interventions using evidence-based tools.\n• Refer patients needing further support to local alcohol treatment services.\n• Build capacity in primary care through integration and partnership.\nAnticipated Annual Value £155,000\nTotal Value inc. Extensions £465,000\nExtension options: 1+1\nContract dates \n•\t1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026\n•\tPossible extension to 31 July 2028\nAdditional Information \nThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. 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This initiative responds to identified gaps in early alcohol harm prevention and aims to reduce alcohol-related hospital admissions by increasing proactive identification and brief support for residents engaged in risky and harmful drinking. \nThe services included support the ambitions in Surrey's Health and Wellbeing Strategy, priority one, supporting people to reach their potential by addressing the wider determinants of health. Ensuring people have a healthy weight and are active and that substance misuse is low, including smoking. \nThe service objectives \nThe service will enable trained ACWs to conduct opportunistic and proactive alcohol screening in participating GP practices. Using the AUDIT-C and full AUDIT tools, the ACWs will identify individuals drinking at increasing or higher-risk levels. These individuals will then receive brief advice or, where appropriate, a structured extended brief intervention. For those whose needs exceed the scope of brief intervention, the service will facilitate seamless referral into structured treatment services such as i-access or community alcohol programmes. The service will also work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, social prescribers, and local voluntary organisations to strengthen early intervention pathways and increase service visibility. \nThe service objectives are: \n•\tDeliver screening (AUDIT-C and full AUDIT) to identify risky drinkers. \n•\tProvide brief and extended interventions using evidence-based tools. \n•\tRefer patients needing further support to local alcohol treatment services. \n•\tBuild capacity in primary care through integration and partnership. \nAnticipated Annual Value £155,000 \nTotal Value inc. Extensions £465,000 \nExtension options: 1+1" }, { "releaseID": "041674-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-07-21T14:26:52+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "This notice is an intention to award a new contract, with a new provider, under the most suitable provider process for: \nThe provision of Alcohol Screening, Brief Advice and Extended Interventions in Primary Care Settings\nDescription of the services to be provided:\nSurrey County Council has been awarded an annual Better Care Fund (CBF) grant of £155,000 to commissioning a targeted alcohol screening, identification and brief advice (IBA) and extended brief intervention (EBI) service based in primary care settings. This initiative responds to identified gaps in early alcohol harm prevention and aims to reduce alcohol-related hospital admissions by increasing proactive identification and brief support for residents engaged in risky and harmful drinking.\nThe services included support the ambitions in Surrey's Health and Wellbeing Strategy, priority one, supporting people to reach their potential by addressing the wider determinants of health. Ensuring people have a healthy weight and are active and that substance misuse is low, including smoking.\nThe service objectives\nThe service will enable trained ACWs to conduct opportunistic and proactive alcohol screening in participating GP practices. Using the AUDIT-C and full AUDIT tools, the ACWs will identify individuals drinking at increasing or higher-risk levels. These individuals will then receive brief advice or, where appropriate, a structured extended brief intervention. For those whose needs exceed the scope of brief intervention, the service will facilitate seamless referral into structured treatment services such as i-access or community alcohol programmes. The service will also work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, social prescribers, and local voluntary organisations to strengthen early intervention pathways and increase service visibility.\nThe service objectives are:\n• Deliver screening (AUDIT-C and full AUDIT) to identify risky drinkers.\n• Provide brief and extended interventions using evidence-based tools.\n• Refer patients needing further support to local alcohol treatment services.\n• Build capacity in primary care through integration and partnership.\nAnticipated Annual Value £155,000\nTotal Value inc. Extensions £465,000\nExtension options: 1+1\nContract dates \n•\t1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026\n•\tPossible extension to 31 July 2028\nAdditional Information \nThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this award. \nThe standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 31 July 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.\nWritten representations should be sent to Danielle.bass@surreycc.gov.uk\nAward decision-makers; \nPublic Health Consultant\nTwo Senior Public Health Leads\nThere are no conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision. This was conducted by each Officer completing a Conflicts of Interest form. \nThe relative importance of the key criteria that the relevant authority used to make a decision was the five key criteria under the Provider Selection Regime. \nWhich are: \nKey criteria 1. Quality and Innovation\nKey criteria 2. Value\nKey criteria 3 Integration / collaboration / service sustainability\nKey criteria 4. Improving access / reducing health inequalities / facilitating\nKey Criteria 5. Social Value & Green\nQuestions were set against each key criteria for interested providers to respond against. Providing evidence, they are the most suitable provider for this service. \nThe questions set are as follows:\nKey criteria 1. Quality and Innovation\nPlease describe how your organisation will ensure a safe, high-quality delivery of alcohol screening and brief interventions in line with the service specification. What innovative approaches will you adopt to enhance service effectiveness and patient engagement in primary care settings? Additionally, outline how you will embed the service within existing local networks and care pathways to ensure sustainability and integration. \nPlease also detail your organisation's safeguarding policies and procedures, including how these are applied in the delivery of similar services. \nKey criteria 2. Value\nPlease describe how will your organisation deliver this service in a cost-effective manner while achieving the key performance indicators outlined in the specification? Please demonstrate how you will ensure value for money throughout the contract period, including your approach to monitoring and mitigating performance risks. A full budget breakdown of anticipated costs should be provided (attachments permitted).\nKey criteria 3 Integration / collaboration / service sustainability\nQuestion 1\nPlease describe how your organisation will collaborate with local partners and integrate with existing services to improve health outcomes and reduce alcohol-related harm, particularly among residents facing the greatest risks and inequalities.\nQuestion 2\nPlease provide examples of successful partnership working, including how challenges were overcome and positive outcomes achieved. Where applicable, include examples from similar services delivered in other localities that demonstrate innovative engagement and sustainability strategies.\nKey criteria 4. Improving access / reducing health inequalities / facilitating\nPlease provide evidence of your organisation's experience in delivering preventative interventions that reduce alcohol-related harm and health inequalities. What are the key access challenges and inequalities faced by the target populations in Surrey, and how will your organisation address these to improve service reach, accessibility, and user choice?\nKey Criteria 5. Social Value & Green\nWhat additional social value will your organisation bring to this contract? In line with Surrey's County Council's Social Value Policy? Please see Surrey's guide for reference: Social value policy - Surrey County Council (surreycc.gov.uk)\nThe rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria.\nKey criteria 1. Quality and Innovation\nThe provider provided a good understanding and description of the model required. \nThe provider provided an explanation within their response about Safeguarding. Providing a detailed outline of safeguarding structure and assurances.\nKey criteria 2. Value, \nThe provider methodically outlined their response addressing how this service will be delivered in a cost-effective manner. 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