Official UK procurement notice
North Wales School Aged Drug and Alcohol Education Service
Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Wales School Aged Drug and Alcohol Education Service
CPV: Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Direct Award 2 under Health Service Procurement (Wales) Act 2024 Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales regulations 2024)
North Wales School Aged Drug and Alcohol Education Service is made up of the following:
Don’t Touch Tell (DTT) is an educational programme for juniors and infants in Primary Schools across North Wales (key stage 1 and 2). Current performances of Don’t Touch Tell (DTT) incorporates a broad life skills approach, empowering young people to make responsible, well-informed decisions about a range of substances. Don’t Drink Think (DDT) relate to alcohol related harms in young people whilst educating them to make well-informed choices.
A secondary school aged educational programme (key stage 3) will also be developed and delivered to secondary schools across North Wales, reinforcing the above messages in an age appropriate way.
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
- 21 Oct 2025, 16:19 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Nov 2025, 13:54 GMT
- Authority reference
PROC-25-134- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078103- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d103Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct award 2 under Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (Health Service Procurement (Wales) Act 2024)
Publisher note: (WA Ref:156583)
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published21 Oct 2025, 16:19 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2025, 16:58 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement method changed28 Nov 2025, 13:54 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Nov 2025, 13:54 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adferiad Recovery1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: 3 year optional extension by mutual agreement | £312,000 | 4 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
| Adferiad Recovery | £312,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078103-2025-PROC-25-134-1 · Adferiad Recovery
- Signed
- 25 Nov 2025
- Value
- £312,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Adferiad RecoveryAwarded supplier
- Adferiad Recovery LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender