Official UK procurement notice
HEA24051 Worcestershire Substance Use (Grant Funded) Services: Lot 1: Harm Reduction Outreach Service, Lot 2: Recovery and Aftercare Service
Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWorcestershire County Council ("the Council") intend to deliver a number of initiatives across the county that support and enhance substance misuse services using their allocated DATRIG funding. Two of the key priorities for this funding will be Harm Reduction Outreach and Recovery and Aftercare. The tender opportunity was split into two lots:
Lot 1: Harm Reduction Outreach Service - To prevent deaths and reduce harm caused by substance misuse in Worcestershire
Lot 2: Recovery and Aftercare Service - To support adults (18 or over) to sustain abstinence or reduced drug/alcohol use in a non-treatment setting by enabling people to gain a sense of control over the challenges they face and the services they receive and helping people to find opportunities to be active and contributing members of society.
Contract duration for both lots: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026. Further extension will be subject to availability of grant funding.
A competitive process was run in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 ("the Regulations").
CPV: Rehabilitation services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£430,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Harm Reduction Outreach ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£130,000
In accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), this notice serves as the Council's intention to award a contract under the competitive process.
Services to be provided: To prevent deaths and reduce harm caused by substance misuse in Worcestershire.
Contract Duration: 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026. Option to extend for up to a further 2 years, on a one plus one basis, subject to availability of grant funding and future priorities.
Value: £130,000 per annum, possible lifetime value of £390,000 subject to future grant funding and priorities.
Preferred provider: Maggs Day Centre.
The preferred supplier identified through the competitive process for Lot 1 was able to demonstrate how they would deliver the services against the key criteria and gave the Council confidence in their approach to delivery. Additional information: 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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk
Lot #2Recovery and Aftercare ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
In accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), this notice serves as the Council's intention to award a contract under the competitive process.
Services to be provided: To support adults (18 or over) to sustain abstinence or reduced drug/alcohol use in a non-treatment setting by enabling people to gain a sense of control over the challenges they face and the services they receive and helping people to find opportunities to be active and contributing members of society.
Contract Duration: 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026. Option to extend for up to a further 2 years, on a one plus one basis, subject to availability of grant funding and future priorities.
Value: £300,000 per annum, possible lifetime value of £900,000 subject to future grant funding and priorities.
Preferred Provider: Emerging Futures CIC.
The preferred supplier identified through the competitive process for Lot 2 was able to demonstrate how they would deliver the services against the key criteria and gave the Council confidence in their approach to delivery. Additional information: 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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk
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 sub-criteria (5)
- Quality and Innovation: 35%
- Value: 20%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- Quality and Innovation: 35
- Value: 20
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 15
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 20
- Social Value: 10
- Price: Pass/Fail
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Feb 2025, 15:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2025, 14:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009251- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dc4cFind a Tender
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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk Award decision makers included: Head of Safer Communities, WCC Senior Public Health Practitioner, WCC Advanced Public Health Practitioner, WCC Decision makers were required to declare any conflicts of interest prior to evaluating bids. No conflicts of interest were declared or identified.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Feb 2025, 08:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Feb 2025 → 13 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 Feb 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Feb 2025, 08:00 GMT
- Notice published13 Mar 2025, 14:46 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2025, 14:46 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Mar 2025, 14:46 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Harm Reduction Outreach Service1 award | |||
| MAGGS DAY CENTREHarm Reduction Outreach | £130,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Recovery and Aftercare Service1 award | |||
| EMERGING FUTURES | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Harm Reduction Outreach · MAGGS DAY CENTRE
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £130,000
- Status
- active
Recovery and Aftercare Service · EMERGING FUTURES
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Harm Reduction Outreach Service | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Recovery and Aftercare Service | 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Emerging Futures CICAwarded supplier
- Maggs Day CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.