Official UK procurement notice
Criminal Justice Related Drug and Alcohol Referral Service for Adults
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Warwickshire invites tenders for the provision of a Criminal Justice Related Drug and Alcohol Referral Service for Adults.
The PCC seeks to commission an experienced provider to deliver an Arrest Referral Service across police custody settings in Warwickshire, together with associated substance misuse assessment, intervention and referral services. In addition, the provider will deliver a service within the Leamington Justice Centre courts' setting to offenders who have a history of substance use related problems, the provider will complete court requested suitability assessments for community sentences; and provide information to Court Probation Staff to inform Pre-Sentence Reports.
The service will undertake holistic criminal justice substance misuse assessments for individuals in custody who test positive following a Drug Test on Arrest and those who voluntarily engage with the service. Assessments will consider drug and/or alcohol use alongside offending behaviour, health, safeguarding, vulnerabilities and wider social needs, with the aim of identifying appropriate treatment, support and risk management interventions. The service will also undertake suitability assessments for Community Sentence Treatment Requirements, including Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and Alcohol Treatment Requirements.
The service will maximise opportunities to identify and engage individuals experiencing drug and/or alcohol misuse at a key point of intervention within the criminal justice system. It will provide early intervention, harm reduction advice, brief interventions, and effective pathways into community drug and alcohol treatment and wider support services.
The successful provider will operate as a key partner within Warwickshire's multi-agency response to substance misuse and offending, working collaboratively with Warwickshire Police Custody, Probation, the commissioned community drug and alcohol treatment provider and other relevant statutory and community partners. The service will contribute to improved treatment engagement, improved criminal justice outcomes and the reduction of reoffending in Warwickshire.
The PCC is seeking a provider with relevant experience and expertise in delivering substance misuse and/or criminal justice services, with the capability to provide an appropriately skilled and resilient workforce within police custody and criminal justice environments. The provider will be expected to demonstrate effective multi-agency working, strong safeguarding and risk management arrangements, and the ability to engage individuals with complex needs and support them into appropriate treatment and wider services.
The requirement will be procured as a single contract and has not been divided into lots. The Authority considered whether to separate the custody and court-related elements of the service but determined that delivery through a single contract would provide continuity of service and straightforward, integrated referral pathways.
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three (3) years, commencing 1 April 2027, with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) years, subject to funding availability.
The contract is funded through a fixed budget, subject to applicable funding terms and conditions. Funding levels may be subject to change during the contract period and any underspent funding must be returned to the Authority and/or relevant funding body. Contract values provided are indicative and dependent on VAT status of successful bidder(s).
How to Register
Full details of the service requirements, procurement process, conditions of participation, evaluation methodology, specification and contract terms and conditions and identified risks are contained within the procurement documents on the In-tend Bluelight portal
sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗
Please see Submission section below on how to register and respond.
This procurement is being conducted using a competitive flexible procedure for the award of an above-threshold Light Touch Contract under the Procurement Act 2023.
Preliminary market engagement has been carried out for this contract. We have made available the presentation slides and Q&A from the market engagement in the tender pack on In-tend for information purposes only. Where there is any conflict between the preliminary market engagement materials and the tender documents, the tender documents shall prevail.
The Authority reserves the right to amend the procurement timetable or process where permitted by law, make a future direct award where permitted, manage conflicts of interest in accordance with applicable requirements and its governance procedures, and not to award a contract as a result of this procurement exercise.
The Authority reserves the right to award the contract directly under Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act if the competitive procedure does not result in an acceptable tender.
- How the procedure runs: Bidders will submit tenders and satisfy conditions of participation before being invited to present their bid to the PCC. Presentations and Q&A sessions will be used to clarify and validate information already contained within the submitted tender. The tender documents set out the award criteria and evaluation process in full.
CPV: Addiction treatment · Civic betterment and community facility support services · Community action programme · Community health services · Guidance and counselling services · Guidance services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Psychiatrist or psychologist services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services · +1 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£892,617
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- Conditions of Participation and Assurance: Conditions of Participation will be assessed on a pass / fail basis as per the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and will consider the Supplier’s legal and financial capacity and technical ability. This stage will also include an assessment of information provided in the Supplier Assurance Questionnaire on a Pass/Fail basis. The Evaluation Panel will assess the supplier information provided via the Central Digital Platform for completeness and compliance with what is required under the Act and Regulations. This will include a review of Basic Supplier Information, Exclusion Grounds, some Economic and Financial Standing information (e.g. as set out in the supplier’s most recent financial accounts), and details of connected persons and beneficial ownership.
- Technical Questions: The Technical Response covers the below areas and the %age weightings of each: Proposed Service Delivery Model 25.00% Contract Mobilisation 5.00% Engagement, Motivation and Referral into Treatment 15.00% Partnership Working 10.00% Safeguarding, Risk and Vulnerability 10.00% Performance, Quality and Outcomes 15.00% Workforce and Service Resilience 5.00% Continuous Improvement and Added Value 5.00% Technical Questions MUST have due regard to the Financial Model being proposed.
- Social Value: Social Value 10.00% The Social Value element can be submitted via the DICM Pluggin portal, a platform we use that highlights local projects and charities which suppliers can support through donations, volunteering, or other resources. Full details are included in the tender documents.
- Financial Model: The Financial Model will NOT be evaluated as a standalone scored criterion. The Authority will use the submitted Financial Model and supporting statement to assess the credibility, sustainability, efficiency and deliverability of responses to the technical questions. In particular, the Authority may consider: • Value for money; • the alignment between the proposed service delivery model and the allocation of resources; • the balance between frontline delivery, management, Governance, Quality & Compliance, workforce structure, mobilisation and other support functions; • the sustainability and resilience of the proposed operating model throughout the Contract Term; and • whether the proposed allocation of resources/finances supports the achievement of the required outcomes and performance standards. Financial model will form part of the technical responses using the Scoring Methodology as outlined in the Tender documents.
- Presentation and Q&A: The purpose of the Presentation and Q&A session with the Authority is to provide: • Overview of their proposed Service Delivery Model • Overview of their Cost Allocation Model • How they intend to deliver Value for Money based on their Service Delivery Model and Cost Allocation Model • Mobilisation Overview • Partnership working approach • Improving Service Users’ experience The presentation does NOT have any standalone weighting. Its purpose is to confirm that the proposals being made are deliverable. It will be used to clarify, validate and provide assurance regarding the bidder's submitted tender and to support evaluators in their assessment of the tender against the published award criteria. Suppliers must NOT introduce new proposals, commitments, resources, methodologies or other material information that was not included within their written tender submission. The Authority reserves the right to amend evaluation scores where the presentation provides clarification of information already contained within the tender and where that clarification reasonably affects the evaluators' assessment against the published award criteria. Any score adjustment will be fully documented and will be based solely on the published award criteria and information contained within the tender submission.
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £594,535 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire buys Social work services (CPV 8531), and who usually turns up
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Social work services (CPV 8531) →
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1 bid13% / 22%
2–363% / 25%
4–613% / 18%
7+13% / 35%
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Below estimate36% / 33%
Within ±2%64% / 67%
Above estimate0% / 0%
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Lot #1CPV 8512Published estimate£893k
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1 bid27%
2–358%
4–610%
7+5%
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Middle 50%£893k
Estimate£893k
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Mediation and Community SupportWorked for this buyer | Provision of anti-social behaviour (ASB) / non-crime restorative servicenotice published Apr 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Turning PointLarge | £212m18 awards in 36m · last this month | 6 live · £191m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 |
| £690m36 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 9 live · £270m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=16 | |
| £378m56 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 11 live · £244m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=9 | |
| £39m5 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £106m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
CRANSTOUNLarge | £12m6 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £5.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=10 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jul 2026, 12:18 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 11:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
WPA26-0078- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090894- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d654Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms will align with the funding terms and conditions.
- How it runs
Bidders will submit tenders and satisfy conditions of participation before being invited to present their bid to the PCC. Presentations and Q&A sessions will be used to clarify and validate information already contained within the submitted tender. The tender documents set out the award criteria and evaluation process in full.
- Risks
As the contract falls within the Light Touch Regime, the Authority has greater flexibility to make contract modifications during the contract term. However, in the interests of transparency and to support a collaborative approach with prospective suppliers, the Authority has identified the following known risks that may affect contract delivery:
- Funding stability – Funding for these services is determined partly by factors outside the PCC’s direct control. Consequently, the PCC cannot absolutely guarantee the continued availability or stability of funding throughout the contract term. Should funding be reduced, withdrawn or otherwise impacted, the PCC will work closely with the provider(s) to mitigate any adverse effects on service delivery.
- Funding levels – Decisions regarding the level of available funding are partly outside the PCC’s direct control and can fluctuate. As such, the PCC cannot guarantee that funding will remain at the anticipated level throughout the contract term. Funding levels may increase; however, there is also a risk that they may decrease. The PCC will work collaboratively with the provider(s) to manage and minimise any negative impacts arising from changes to funding levels.
- OPCC abolishment – OPCC abolishment – The Government has announced its intention to abolish the PCC function. Should these proposals proceed, the parties will work collaboratively to agree and implement any necessary arrangements with the provider(s) to ensure a smooth and orderly transition and novation of the contracts.
- TUPE – TUPE is a known risk within this procurement and will apply to the transfer of relevant employees. Providers should note that certain transferring roles may not align fully with their proposed service delivery model(s). Providers will be responsible for managing the TUPE process and all associated risks, liabilities, and compliance requirements.
Following contract award and completion of the TUPE process, the PCC and the successful provider(s) will work collaboratively and in good faith to agree any reasonable and necessary amendments to the service delivery model and/or financial model arising directly from the outcome of TUPE. Any such amendments must be fully documented, appropriately evidenced, and clearly justified.
To access TUPE data we require completion and submission of the 'TUPE Confidentiality Agreement' in the Tender pack.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tenders must be submitted via the Warwickshire Police In-tend portal:
sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗
This is free to access for all Suppliers. Please ensure you register and upon log in, go to the ‘Portals’ section of your Sell2 account and select “Connect with Organisation” for Warwickshire Police. This will allow you to access the Warwickshire Police portal where the procurement documents can be found on the project’s Invitation to Tender tab. Please note if you previously registered for the Pre Market Engagement your details will not have been carried over and you will need to express your interest again for this particular tender on the In-tend portal.
All clarification questions must be submitted using the correspondence function within In-tend.
Full details of the service requirements, procurement process, conditions of participation, evaluation methodology, specification and contract terms and conditions and identified risks are contained within the procurement documents.
Timeline
29 Jul 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published89 days ago29 Jul 2026, 12:18 BST
- Market engagement66 days ago21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Request for Information (RFI) via attendance at a webinar (optional - details of which are included in document on tendering portal) and completion of a questionnaire.
To respond to this RFI please register your interest on our tendering portal and complete the RFI questionnaire contained at the end of the document on the portal. Completed questionnaires to be returned via the portal.
Link to our tendering portal is as follows: sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗
Questionnaires to be returned no later than 12:00 midday BST on 21 August 2026.
- Tender notice published31 days ago25 Sept 2026, 11:08 BST
- Next notice expected28 days ago28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 4 days30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 10 days5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 71 days5 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 156 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 Jul 2026, 12:18 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published25 Sept 2026, 11:08 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £892,61725 Sept 2026, 11:08 BSTwas £535,570
- Status changed to active25 Sept 2026, 11:08 BST
- Procurement method changed25 Sept 2026, 11:08 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT25 Sept 2026, 11:08 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: All tender documents are to be published on the In-tend Bluelight portal. For details on how to register and access see Submission section of this notice.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender