Official UK procurement notice
24093 Adult Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery System
Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCambridgeshire County Council invited tenders for specialist drug and alcohol treatment and recovery provision for adults (age 18+) commissioned through an Adult Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery System contract.
The Cambridgeshire core Adult Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service (age 18 years +) provides all elements of drug and alcohol support, treatment and recovery including:
- Prevention & Education
- Early intervention advice and support
- Pharmacological treatment
- Harm reduction services
- Pharmacy delivered services (including needle and syringe programmes, THN and supervised dispensing)
- Psychosocial support
- Recovery support
- Community/inpatient detox, and residential rehabilitation
- Workforce/stakeholder training
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process…AwardedRenewalPublished value£47,861,324
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process (Provider Selection Regime).
The approximate lifetime value of the contract (as stated in the contract notice) is £47,861,324.
This notice relates to the re-commissioning of an existing service. The preferred bidder is the existing provider.
The contract is anticipated to commence on 1 April 2026 and will continue for a period of two years unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
There is the potential for two contract extensions, the first is an extension of two years, the second is an extension of three years, making a total possible contract length of seven years. The extensions depend on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding.
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)
- PSR key criteria 1: Quality and innovation: 30%
- PSR key criteria 2: Value: 15%
- PSR key criteria 4: Access, health inequalities and choice: 20%
- PSR key criteria 5: Social value: 10%
- PSR key criteria 3: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 25%
Published award criteria (6)
- PSR key criteria 1: Quality and innovation: 30
- PSR key criteria 2: Value: 15
- PSR key criteria 3: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 25
- PSR key criteria 4: Access, health inequalities and choice: 20
- PSR key criteria 5: Social value: 10
- Price: 0
- Suitability
Basic selection criteria is set out in the procurement documents and the questionnaire within ProContract
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 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 11:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Sept 2025 – …
- Authority reference
24093- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022907- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058569Find a Tender
- Review procedure
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.
The standstill period will begin on the day after the notice of intention to award is published on Find-a-Tender Service. Any representations to the process must be received before midnight on the eighth working day after that day.
Representations must be sent to the Authority in writing via ProContract's messaging function with reasons why the provider believes that the Authority has failed to apply the PSR correctly.
The provider must be able to set out reasonable grounds to support its belief. If any representations are received by the Authority during the standstill period, then it will remain open until the authority considers the representations and relevant information before making a further decision and submitting its formal response.
If the bidder wishes to continue with its representation after the Authority's formal response, then they will need to contact The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel detailed below.
The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement panel will be responsible for reviewing representations in relation to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). To use the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel, bidders should read the terms on the NHS England website and email: [email protected]
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 Procurement Act 2023 or the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of the 21st November 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. Bidders should make any representations via a message in the Council's e-procurement portal (ProContract). Any other representations can be sent to [email protected] Award decision makers: Executive Director of Adults, Health and Commissioning. In consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of Adults and Health Committee. This governance was agreed at a meeting of the Committee held on the 19th June 2025. No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision. Rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria: Quality and innovation (30%) - core to the success of the contract, so was given the highest weighting. Value (15%) - there is a maximum budget for the service, and it is not expected that a provider could deliver the service for significantly below that budget. Therefore, value has been given a low-medium weighting. Incorporates contract price and other value considerations. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (25%) - is essential as there are a number of partners in the system that need to be involved to ensure good outcomes for service users. Sustainability is important, especially given anticipated system change and funding uncertainty. Access, health inequalities and choice (20%) - medium weighting, recognising the importance of aspects each as local understanding, prevention and early intervention and co-morbidities. Social value (10%) - has the lowest weighting but is enough to still have an impact on the score. Rational for choosing the provider: Change, Grow, Live achieved the highest total score once all of the key criteria had been evaluated.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:01 BST
Timeline
22 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline397 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened397 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:01 BST
- Notice published225 days ago13 Mar 2026, 11:53 GMT
- Contract starts206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Nov 2025, 13:52 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 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competition proce…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change, Grow, Live | £47,849,590 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 072427-2025-1 · Change, Grow, Live
- Signed
- 5 Nov 2025
- Value
- £47,849,590
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- N/AReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Change, Grow, LiveAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria