Buckinghamshire Children and Young People (including vulnerable young adults 18-24) Drug and Alcohol Treatment & Support Service

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to contract with a single provider suitably qualified and

experienced to deliver the Children and Young People (including vulnerable young adults

18-24) Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Support Service for Buckinghamshire residents.

The overall aim of the service is to provide a flexible, high-quality community-based specialist

drug and alcohol treatment and support service for children and young people under 18, and

vulnerable young adults 18-24, who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing the harmful

effects of substance use:

• As a result of their own use of a range of illicit substances and/or alcohol, and/or
• As a result of another’s problem use of substances (including parental, sibling and other

family/household member).

Tier 2 – Targeted Support -Prevent and Deter

1. Early Intervention Support Service for Children and Young People who are beginning to

use substances regularly (Early at-risk stage) and those who are using regularly (Late at-risk

stage) from developing problem or harmful use.

2. Young People Drug Diversion Scheme in partnership with Thames Valley Police and

Buckinghamshire Council Youth Justice Team.

3. Comprehensive programme of support for children and young people who are

experiencing the impact /effects of parental or other familial substance use.

Tier 3 – Structured Care Planned Treatment and Specialist Harm reduction

1. Structured care planned treatment for children and young people, where their substance

use has reached the stage of harmful use and has become problematic with impairment in

almost all areas of life.

2. Where appropriate, facilitated access to pharmacological/relapse prevention

interventions

Tier 4- Inpatient Detoxification and Residential Rehabilitation

1. Where appropriate, facilitated access to T4 interventions.

The current service premises located in High Wycombe, owned by the Council, is available to

Bidders who wish to take up this option.

The Council is of the view that TUPE may apply.

The contract start date is 1st December 2025 and the initial term ends on 30th November

2029 with an option to extend for a period of up to 42 months

The total contract value is £3,573,500 has been estimated by adding the value for the initial

4-Year period £1,974,000 to the extension period estimate of £1,599,500. Additional information: The contract is for an initial term of 4 years with an option to extend for a period of up to 3.5

years (42 months).

Pricing accounts for 30% of the 38% weighting allocated to the Value award criteria.

The total contract value has been estimated by adding the value for the initial 4-Year period

£1,974,000 to the extension period estimate of £1,599,500 to provide an estimate of

£3,573,500 for the full contract term. This service specification is funded by Public Health

grant funding.

The contract value for the initial term of 4 years is estimated at £1,974,000. The breakdown

by year is shown as the Budget Cap in Table 1 of the Annex 9 Pricing schedule: Year 1

£480,000, Year 2 £489,000, Year 3 £498,000, and Year 4 £507,000). A sum of £50,000

per annum is included in each year of the initial 4-year term (a total of £200,000 for the

4-year period). Whilst the base funding element is subject to a 2% uplift from years 2 to 4,

the £50,000 is a flat rate in each year. Funding for the sum of £50,000 per annum has not

been approved beyond Year 4 at this time.

The estimated value for the 42 months extension is calculated using Year 4 annual estimate

of £457,000 (£507,000 minus £50,000). Should the full 42 months (3.5 years) option be

exercised, the extension period estimate is £1,599,500 (£457,000 per annum multiplied by

3.5 years).

Pricing accounts for 30% of the 38% weighting for the Value award criteria.