Official UK procurement notice
Southampton Adults Alcohol & Drug Support Service
Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouthampton City Council ("the Council") invites Tenders from suitably qualified service providers ("Potential Suppliers") for the provision of Southampton Adults Alcohol & Drug Support Service. This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using the Competitive Procedure. The contract being procured is for the delivery of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. The successful supplier will deliver a full range of evidence-based interventions including harm reduction, psychosocial support, and multi-agency coordination, with pharmacological interventions provided under clinical governance. The services will operate within a recovery-oriented framework and will be person-centred, trauma-informed, and accessible to all residents of the city, including those with complex needs and those not yet ready to change their substance use. The term of the contract shall be 1st July 2026 until 30th June 2030 (i.e. 4 years) with the option to extend for up to a further period of 2 years (i.e. until 30th June 2032) at the sole discretion of the Council. The estimated contract value range is from £30,328,092 to £64,122,145 for the term of contract plus extension period. Explanation of this contract value range is provided in the procurement documentation.
CPV: Health and social work 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 (6)
- Value: 18
- Quality & Innovation: 24
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 24
- price: 18
- Social Value: 10
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 24
Published award criteria (6)
- Value: 18
- Quality & Innovation: 24
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 24
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 24
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 18
- Suitability
Applicable Basic Selection Criteria for this procurement are as stated in the procurement documents. These include:
(01) The requirement for bidding organisations to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the treatment of disease, disorder or injury ("TDDI") or for the primary inspection category of community substance misuse services.
(02) The requirement for bidding organisations' clinical staff to hold valid and current professional registrations relevant to the delivery of Substance Use Disorder Services.
- Technical & professional ability
Applicable Basic Selection Criteria (Technical and Professional Ability) for this procurement are as stated in the procurement documents. These include:
(01) Bidding organisations must demonstrate at least 5 years of experience delivering substance use disorder services in a community setting.
(02) The bidding organisation's staff delivering substance use disorder services such as those specified for this procurement must hold relevant qualifications and/or training in areas such as addiction treatment, trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, or harm reduction.
(03) Bidding organisations must have robust safeguarding policies and procedures in place, including staff training, DBS checks, and escalation protocols for adults and young people at risk.
(04) Bidding organisations must have a clinical governance framework in place, including regular supervision, incident reporting, and quality assurance for SUDS delivery.
- Price carries 18 of 118 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.8 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
- 11 Nov 2025, 19:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 12:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Dec 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042472- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05df19Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Dec 2025, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
11 Dec 2025 → 8 May 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline321 days ago11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened321 days ago11 Dec 2025, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published173 days ago8 May 2026, 12:42 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Feb 2026, 11:14 GMT
Published amendments (1)
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 -…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Society of St JamesSME | £30,328,090 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015142-2026-1 · Society of St JamesSME
- Signed
- 19 Feb 2026
- Value
- £30,328,090
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
- Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel Contact Southampton City Council in the first instance.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Society of St JamesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria