Official UK procurement notice
Notice of Intention to Award under the Provider Selection Regime - Competitive Process: 2425-0609 Integrated Community Drug and Alcohol Service
Authority: Islington Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Notice of Intention to Award is published in accordance with Regulation 11(9) (Competitive Process) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Integrated Community Drug and Alcohol Service will provide support to adults aged 18 and over who live in Islington and have drug and/or alcohol-related treatment and support needs. The service will be registered with, and subject to inspection by, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£63,745,813
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: 32%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 12%
- Value: 20%
- Social Value: 16%
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality and innovation
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
- Social Value
- Value
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 7 Apr 2026, 10:16 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 13:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040485- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067ca3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The procurement will be conducted using the competitive process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract will be concluded using a one stage procedure.
The one stage procedure means that all providers who successfully express an interest will be invited to tender and have access to the tender documents. Those who submit a tender and meet the minimum selection criteria will have their full tender evaluated.
If you wish to apply for this contract opportunity please follow these steps:
- Visit the London Tenders Portal: procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View ↗
- Shortly after you have expressed interest, you will receive a second email containing a link to access the procurement documents.
Timeline
7 Apr 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published202 days ago7 Apr 2026, 10:16 BST
- Tender notice published178 days ago1 May 2026, 13:04 BST
- Next notice expected178 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline136 days ago12 Jun 2026, 11:59 BST
- Award decision expected by46 days ago10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 13:13 BST
- Standstill ends33 days ago23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026- Pipeline notice published7 Apr 2026, 10:16 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published9 Apr 2026, 12:53 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 13:04 BSTUK4
- Published value updated1 May 2026, 13:04 BST
- Status changed to active1 May 2026, 13:04 BST
- Procurement method changed1 May 2026, 13:04 BST
- Contract award notice published11 Sept 2026, 13:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Sept 2026, 13:13 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Estimated date of publication of tender notice amended
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 7 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turning Point (Services) Limited2425-0609 Integrated Community Drug and Alcohol Service1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2032 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: The initial contract term is 66 months (five years and six months) from 1 October 2026, including a six-month mobilisation period, with the service scheduled to go live on 1 April 2027. The contract also includes options to extend for a further period of up to 48 months (four years). | £63,745,810 inc. VAT | 11 Sept 2026standstill to 23 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 3 | — |
Who bid
- wonTURNING POINT (SERVICES) LIMITEDVCSE · Greater London
- did not winCHANGE, GROW, LIVE · South East England
- did not winCENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Greater London
- did not winNorth London Foundation Trust · Greater London
- did not winVIA COMMUNITY LTDVCSE · East of England
- did not winWAYTHROUGHVCSE · North East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTBidder / tenderer
- CHANGE, GROW, LIVEBidder / tenderer
- North London Foundation TrustBidder / tenderer
- TURNING POINT (SERVICES) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- VIA COMMUNITY LTDBidder / tenderer
- WAYTHROUGHBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender