2425-0609 Integrated Community Drug and Alcohol Service

The Service will provide support to adults aged 18 and over who have drug and/or alcohol-related treatment and support needs and who live in Islington. The provider will be required to deliver a service that is registered with, and subject to inspection by, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Key components of the service model will include:

• Delivery of evidence-based interventions for drug and alcohol use aligned with national guidance, including the UK Guidelines on Clinical Management of Drug Misuse and Dependence, Clinical Guidelines for Alcohol treatment and recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). This will cover the full range of treatment psychosocial, pharmacological and recovery interventions, including harm reduction approaches, opiate substitution therapy, community-based and inpatient detoxification, residential rehabilitation placements, and support for individuals with harmful alcohol use.
• Coordination of care across a range of partner services, including health, criminal justice, community safety, housing, social care, and other relevant support systems.
• Interventions aimed at promoting social inclusion, supporting sustained recovery and peer support.
• Provision of training, consultation, and support to staff and volunteers in both statutory and voluntary sector organisations to strengthen local capacity to respond to drugs and alcohol effectively and safely.

NB Following responses from early market engagement questionnaire in May 2025 we have included pharmacy contracting of Needle Syringe Programmes and the Supervised Self-Administration of Methadone and Buprenorphine in the future service specification and a dedicated family support component integrated within the overall service model.

Estimated contract start date: October 2026 (initial 6-month mobilisation period with service 'go live' April 2027)

Estimated contract end date (initial period): 31 March 2032

Details of extensions: Up to four years

Total contract value (including extensions): £63,720,998

This Notice is for informational purposes only and is not a formal invitation to tender. Its aim is to enhance transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details provided here may be updated or changed in the final tender notice. The Authority reserves the right to cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the procurement at any stage. The issue of this notice in no way commits the Authority to commence a procurement process.

On online virtual information and engagement session will be held on Microsoft Teams on Thursday 19 March 2026, 1-2pm.

Details will be provided about the tender process and a high level overview of key elements of the service specification.

Suppliers interested in this opportunity are invited to attend.