Official UK procurement notice
Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS)
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEssex County Council is re-commissioning the Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS). This is a notice for intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process, with approximate lifetime value of £4,643,975.
This is an existing service which will be re-commissioned between 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2030.
The Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS) has been delivered in Essex since 2019. The aim of the Service is to provide community based psychosocial interventions for those individuals with alcohol misuse issues, ensuring the service is safe and appropriate and in line with current local and national guidelines. The provider will work with service users to help them achieve their personal recovery goals and outcomes. The service will also provide direct support and expertise within various acute hospital sites, working jointly with the alcohol liaison nurses to engage with and support those admitted to hospital with alcohol related problems, or where alcohol has been identified as a problem once admitted.
CPV: Health services · Metal · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 (2)
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.: 95%
- price: 5%
Published award criteria (2)
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.: 95
- Price: 5
- Suitability
Bidders are advised to refer to the Basic Selection Criteria questionnaire within the tender documents for suitability criteria to pursue this activity.
- Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 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 · 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
- 27 Aug 2024, 17:13 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2025, 15:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN749367- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013746- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0495ceFind 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 authority by 5 February 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. Representations can be sent in writing to: rizwan.sher@essex.gov.uk Award decision makers: Cabinet Member for Social Care, Health and Integration in consultation with the Head of Public Health and Wellbeing There were no declared conflicts of interest by any of the decision makers and evaluators during this procurement. The chosen provider was selected due to achieving the highest scores across the key criteria used. The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant key criteria and basic selection criteria.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Oct 2024 → 8 Apr 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected31 Oct 2024
- Submission deadline27 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published8 Apr 2025, 15:43 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2024- Status changed to active29 Oct 2024, 18:09 GMT
- Procurement method changed29 Oct 2024, 18:09 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT29 Oct 2024, 18:09 GMT
- Status changed to complete24 Jan 2025, 17:12 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | 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 provide… | 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 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. Date of contract award: … |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-08: 1 release · 27 Aug 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Road Solutions Limited T/a Open RoadSME, The Children's Societyjoint award | £4,598,190 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002622-2025-1 · Open Road Solutions Limited T/a Open RoadSME, The Children's Society
- Signed
- 24 Jan 2025
- Value
- £4,598,190
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Open Road SolutionsAwarded supplier
- The Children’s Society (Services) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria