Official UK procurement notice
2nd re-opening - Dynamic Purchasing System for Residential Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Services
Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis project is the 2nd re-opening of Sefton Council's Dynamic Purchasing System for Residential Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Services.
Sefton Council set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (D.P.S.) for the provision of Residential Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Services in 2022. This procedure was run under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The core term of the DPS was 36 months from 1st April 2022 until 31st March 2025 with a proviso in the contract documentation for Sefton Council to have two 12-month optional extensions.
The first 12-month extension has now been taken and will run from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026.
Sefton Council are inviting expressions of interest from established Service Providers to join the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for selection and commissioning of Residential Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Services. The Council are looking to commission rehabilitation placements at three levels, Standard, Enhanced and Specialist and Service Providers are invited to submit bids against one or more levels.
Effective treatment and recovery requires a range of services and interventions including; specialist clinical services offering opiate replacement treatment, stabilisation and reduction programmes, medically assisted alcohol withdrawal programmes, psychosocial interventions and support, non-structured support including mutual aid, harm reduction services, including needle and syringe programmes and referral pathways to related health and social care services as well as residential rehabilitation programmes.
Requirements and criteria for service provision at each of these levels is outlined in detail throughout the Service Specification. It is anticipated that prospective Service Providers will describe their experience and capability in providing these services at one or more of the levels described.
- Recurrence: Re-procurement of the DPS will be considered anywhere from 30 months to 54 month from its start date subject to whether optional extension periods are taken up or not. The first optional period has ben taken up and will run from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026.
CPV: Residential health facilities services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 8 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Level 1 - Standard ServiceRenewal
The Council requires service provision under the DPS at the following level: Level 1 Standard – 18 years old with no upper age limit. Rehabilitation placements commissioned at this level will:
- Provide multi-cultural programmes to meet the needs of a diverse population
- Provide disability access and where required will provide disability aids
- Will carry out pre-admission assessment in conjunction with Residential Detoxification Services and Sefton Adult Social Care Substance Misuse Assessment Team
- Provide a programme of structured intervention including but not limited to: psychosocial and recovery support interventions
- Comply with all National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) reporting requirements
- Complete detailed discharge reports and outcome records for all planned and unplanned discharges
- Provide Sefton Council Adult Social Care Substance Misuse Assessment Team with regular (not less than monthly) Client Progress Review Reports
- Provide family support
- Provide career guidance and training opportunities
- Support a ‘whole family’ approach to working with children and families
- Provide pre-discharge planning and liaison with the Adult Social Care Substance Misuse Assessment Team to agree community re-integration programmes
Lot #2Level 2 - Enhanced ServiceRenewal
The Council requires service provision under the DPS at the following level: Level 2 Enhanced – 18 years old with no upper age limit. Rehabilitation Placements commissioned and provided at level 2 will provide all of the criteria outlined in level 1. In addition, services providing enhanced – level 2 provision will offer some or all of the facilities outlined below:
- Support individuals with a dual diagnosis (substance misuse and mental health)
- Support individuals with complex physical health needs and ensure access to medical interventions where necessary
- Support individuals with mobility problems and provide adaptations where required
- Support individual suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and ensure access to specialist counselling support where required
- Support both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence and ensure access to specialist interventions for addressing domestic violence awareness
- Provide single gender facilities (female only/male only)
- Provide mother and baby facilities
Lot #3Level 3 - Specialist ServiceRenewal
The Council requires service provision under the DPS at the following level: Level 3 Specialist – 18 years old with no upper age limit. On occasion Sefton Council will need to commission specialist rehabilitation placements to meet the high level of need for individuals with a specific diagnosis and/or condition. Programmes at level 3 will need to offer:
- Support to individuals with behavioural problems attributed to alcohol acquired brain injury
- Support to individuals with specific alcohol related conditions including Wernicke’s encephalopathy, Korsakoff’s psychosis, alcohol related liver disease and alcohol related pancreatitis
- Support for individuals with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Interpreter, translation and/or sign language provision
- Support for individuals at risk of self-harm and self-injury
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- QUALITY: 100
- Price: 0
- “2nd re-opening - Dynamic Purchasing System for Residential Substance…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · Re-procurement of the DPS will be considered anywhere from 30 months to 54 month from its
start date subject to whether optional extension periods are taken up or not.
The first optional period has ben taken up and will run from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026.
- First published
- 3 Dec 2021, 08:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2025, 18:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN765861- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007932- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fcbdFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Review procedures are set in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Proceedings under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 are time limited and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
Timeline
15 Sept 2023 → 19 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened15 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
- Notice published4 Mar 2025, 18:13 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
13 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Mar 2022- Status changed to complete22 Mar 2022, 11:45 GMT
- Buyer details updated22 Mar 2022, 11:45 GMT
- Published value updated to £427,50031 Aug 2023, 18:55 BSTwas £810,000
- Status changed to active31 Aug 2023, 18:55 BST
- Procurement method changed31 Aug 2023, 18:55 BST
- Deadline moved to 15 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST31 Aug 2023, 18:55 BST+612 days · was 11 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated31 Aug 2023, 18:55 BST
- Status changed to complete29 Apr 2024, 14:36 BST
- Buyer details updated29 Apr 2024, 14:36 BST
- Published value updated to £540,0004 Mar 2025, 18:13 GMTwas £427,500
- Status changed to active4 Mar 2025, 18:13 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Mar 2025, 18:13 GMT
- Deadline moved to 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT4 Mar 2025, 18:13 GMT+551 days · was 15 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2022-03: 1 release · 22 Mar 2022
- 2021-12: 1 release · 3 Dec 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast12 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Dynamic Purchasing System for Residential Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Services
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Dynamic Purchasing System for Residential Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Services
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Dynamic Purchasing System for Residential Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Services
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Level 1 - Standard Service
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Level 1 - Standard Service
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Level 1 - Standard Service
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Level 1 - Standard Service
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Level 1 - Standard Service
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Level 1 - Standard Service
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Level 2 - Enhanced
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Level 2 - Enhanced
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Level 3 - Specialist
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Level 1 - Standard Service | 6bids · 6 electronic | 6 | — | £1,300,000 – £1,350,000 |
| 2 · Level 2 - Enhanced Service | 4bids · 2 electronic | 4 | — | £1,300,000 – £1,350,000 |
| 3 · Level 3 - Specialist Service | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | £1,300,000 – £1,350,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1,300,000 – £1,350,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
- Sefton Council - Legal DepartmentReview body
- Sefton Council Legal Services TeamReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
9 commercial parties on the notice- Acorn Recovery ProjectsAdmitted to the market
- Holgate House LtdAdmitted to the market
- LITTLEDALE HALL THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- Liverpool YMCAAdmitted to the market
- Liverpool YMCAAdmitted to the market
- Shardale LtdAdmitted to the market
- Somewhere HouseAdmitted to the market
- THOMASAdmitted to the market
- Turning Point Services LtdAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria