Official UK procurement notice
Independent Peer Led Support Services for substance misuse
Authority: Portsmouth City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPortsmouth City Council intends to award a contract to an existing provider for the provision of Independent Peer-Led Support Services (substance misuse). The service aims to support people in recovery from drug and alcohol dependence by developing new skills, accessing employment, and providing peer mentoring. It is intended that the new contract term will be for 7 months, from 1st September 2025 to 31st March 2026 with a contract value of £176,545.83
CPV: Rehabilitation services · Vocational rehabilitation services
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Portsmouth City Council intends to award a contract to an existing provider for the provision of independent Peer-Led Support Services (substance misuse). The service aims to support people in recovery from drug and alcohol dependence by developing new skills, accessing employment, and providing peer mentoring. The intention is to award a contract following Direct Process C.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Jun 2025, 14:41 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2025, 09:58 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033158- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0543c1Find 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 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/ Procurement Act Regulations 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 Portsmouth City Council by midnight 17th June 2025 via email to phcontracts@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
This 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/Procurement Act Regulations 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 by midnight 17th June 2025 via email to phcontracts@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The decisions makers are commissioners of the Public Health directorate at Portsmouth City Council. There were no declared or potential conflicts of interest identified. Through the assessment of the existing provider in accordance with each of the Key Criteria listed under the PSR Regulations 2023, Direct Award Process C, it was identified that the existing provider satisfies the original contract with no concerns identified. They will likely be able to satisfy the new contract to a good standard. The key criteria were taken in consideration as follows: Quality and innovation (30%), Value (10%), Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability (25%), Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (25%), Social Value (10%).
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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| — | TextVI.3 | — | 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct aw… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSME | £176,546 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030298-2025-1 · Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 May 2025
- Value
- £176,546
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Intuitive Thinking Skills LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.