Official UK procurement notice
Young People Drug and Alcohol Prevention Service
Authority: Kirklees Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service will continue to support young people up to 21, with adult services taking over from 21. For 18-21-year-olds needing clinical treatment. It aims to help young people make informed choices about substance use and raise awareness of associated risks. Support extends to parents, carers, schools, colleges, and statutory services. Delivery occurs in accessible community venues across Kirklees. Interventions include one-to-one sessions, early support, harm reduction, family-focused work addressing hidden harm, clinical care, group activities, professional training, and assistance for early help and social work teams.
The service will support young people engaging in early risk-taking behaviours, including experimentation and recreational substance use. Increased vulnerabilities and complexities and prevalent amongst those accessing specialised services. Specialist support is available for young people at risk of criminal exploitation, young people involved in gangs, county lines and dealing drugs. There is more focus around hidden harm support to
young people including a strategic approach to support primary and secondary education.
The service provides for increasing referrals to young people per quarter requiring Hidden Harm interventions. They ensure equity of support across vulnerable groups of young people, ensuring early intervention and prevention work is increasing and is being really effective identifying at risk young people through a substance misuse lens. Support is provided in relation drugs education in schools. Dedicated specialist workers are provided for YOS, sexual exploitation, LAC, children and families and hidden harm, targeted interventions.
Awarding a contract following Direct Award Process C.
Start Date 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2029 with the option to extend for up to 3 years to 31/03/2032.
£2,376,000 including extensions.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 29 Jan 2026, 09:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Authority reference
KMCCYP-178- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017654- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061182Find 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 provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by Providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 9th February 2026.
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) contract modification notice. This contract has been modified under the urgent circumstances provision of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2016 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified. Approval to award the contract has been made by: Ruth Calladine - Head of Procurement & Commissioning Support; and Tom Brailsford - Executive Director Children & Families There has not been any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of any individuals making the decision to award this contract.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished 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 direct award process C. The initial notice was t…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change Grow Live Services Limited | £1,980,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Change Grow Live Services Limited | £2,376,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Young People Drug and Alcohol Prevention Service · Change Grow Live Services Limited
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2026
- Value
- £1,980,000
- Status
- active
Young People Drug and Alcohol Prevention Service · Change Grow Live Services Limited
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2026
- Value
- £2,376,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – …
- Status
- active
- Change Initial Notice stated the following (5 year contract and value) Awarding a contract following Direct Award Process C. Start Date 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2029 with the option to extend for up to 2 years to 31/03/2031. £1,980,000 including extensions. Modification Required (6 year contract & value) Awarding a contract following Direct Award Process C. Start Date 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2029 with the option to extend for up to 3 years to 31/03/2032. £2,376,000 Including extensions Effective date of modification 01/04/2026 The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and likely to satisfy the new contract, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Initial Notice stated the following(5 year contract and value) Awarding a contract following Direct Award Process C. Start Date 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2029 with the option to extend for up to 2 years to 31/03/2031. £1,980,000 including extensions. Modification Required (6 year contract & value) Awarding a contract following Direct Award Process C. Start Date 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2029 with the option to extend for up to 3 years to 31/03/2032. £2,376,000 Including extensions Effective date of modification 01/04/2026 The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and likely to satisfy the new contract, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Not applicable under PSRReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Change Grow Live Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.