Official UK procurement notice
Criminal Justice & Complex Needs Employment Specialist
Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouthend-On-Sea City Council are looking to award the allied to the drug & alcohol treatment & recovery support contract to an existing provider under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C. This employment specialist role will also engage with individuals with drug / alcohol use who are not yet known to treatment services.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Southend-On-Sea City Council are looking to award the allied to the drug & alcohol…Awarded
Southend-On-Sea City Council are looking to award the allied to the drug & alcohol treatment & recovery support contract to an existing provider under the PSR Direct Award Process C. This employment specialist role will also engage with individuals with drug / alcohol use who are not yet known to treatment services.
Approximate Lifetime Value of Contract: £45,000
Est Start Date: 01.04.25
Est End Date - 31.03.26
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Apr 2025, 13:51 BST
- Last source update
- 19 May 2025, 11:50 BST
- Authority reference
PSR001- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022552- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fe19Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The award of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on the 17th April 2025. The contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This 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 Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers via emails to jamiepennycott@southend.gov.uk by midnight on the 17th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Decision Makers: Drug & Alcohol Commissioning Officers Justification for award: The existing provider has met all KPI's for the existing contract. The contract specification, terms & conditions, contract term & contract value remain unchanged & therefore the conditions for the considerable change threshold are not met, satisfying the conditions to meet direct award route C. Key criteria considered in the decision making process include: Quality & Innovation (20%) Value: In terms of the balance of costs, overall benefits and the financial implications of an arrangement (20%) Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (20%) Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (20%) Social Value (20%) Conflict of Interest Assessments have been completed for this procurement & no conflicts were identified.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using dir…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open RoadSME | £45,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Criminal Justice & Complex Needs Employment Specialist · Open RoadSME
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2025
- Value
- £45,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Open RoadAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.