Official UK procurement notice
Abstinence Based Accommodation and Women's Recovery Services
Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLiverpool City Council Are commissioning services to deliver two high quality accommodation based services. Lot 1: Abstinence Based Accommodation services - for people who are in recovery from substance misuse and are abstinent. Lot 2: Women's Recovery Services - to provide support and intensive housing management to women who are currently misusing substances.
CPV: Health services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£771,463 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Abstinence Based Accommodation ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£503,128
Liverpool City Council is seeking a provider to deliver a high quality accommodation based service for people who are in recovery from substance misuse and are abstinent. The service will act as a step down from residential rehabilitation services for some people who require supported housing which is abstinent.
Lot #2Women's Recovery ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£268,335
Liverpool City Council is seeking a provider to deliver a high quality harm reduction, accommodation based service for women. The service will provide support and intensive housing management to women who are currently misusing substances. This service is being commissioned due to an identified gap in services and will complement the wider system.
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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 (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Price/Value for Money: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Quality award criteria questions
- Price/Value for Money: Pricing and Value for Money
- Social Value: Social Value Measures
- 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
- 9 Sept 2025, 10:10 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2026, 17:27 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN798820- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077897- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059652Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Access DN798820, where you must express your interest, before accessing the tender documentation and completing and submitting in accordance with the ITT instructions.
Timeline
9 Sept 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published9 Sept 2025, 10:10 BST
- Market engagement399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
This Market Engagement follows on from the previous event that took place on 26th March 2025 10.00am - 11.30am (Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04eafb). This Market Engagement will expand the previous event, in terms of the development of these services and more information on the planned procurement exercise.
Provider Event
Date of new Market Engagement Event: Wednesday 22nd September 2025 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Location: Microsoft Teams Invite
Please see link to advert below;
procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/Adve… ↗
Aimed at: All potential service providers of residential rehabilitation and recovery services for people with problematic substance misuse issues.
Background
Liverpool City Council is recommissioning a range of substance misuse rehabilitation and recovery services. These consist of distinct community and are residential services, with the aim to support service users into a managed process of change that helps build the foundations of a sustainable recovery.
Services will provide an asset based approach to reintegrate service users into the local recovery community and wider mainstream society. Also included is abstinent supported housing and a harm reduction supported housing service for women.
The Council intends to commission three distinct contracts:
- Contract 1: Residential Rehabilitation Service
- Contract 2: Abstinent accommodation based service / step down from rehabilitation
- Contract 3: Harm Reduction Accommodation Based Service - Female Only
Supporting people into recovery from substance misuse issues is a priority for the city, more specifically, it is a key component of Pillar 4 of the Council's City Plan. It is explicitly addressed in the people with complex lives section as follows: "Improve control over people's daily life; reduce alcohol admissions; reduce emergency admissions to hospital and improve mental wellbeing".
It also meets the ambitions of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2022-27, particularly the priority relating to Integrating Health.
The agenda for the session on 22/09/25 will consist of:
- Overview for services and plans
- Key timelines
- Q&A
Providers only - Please outline your interest by messaging via ProContract messaging area to book a place with your email address and contact details. You will then receive a reply with the meeting invite link.
- Next notice expected356 days ago4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published333 days ago27 Nov 2025, 19:40 GMT
- Clarification questions by315 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline295 days ago5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent214 days ago27 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published213 days ago27 Mar 2026, 17:27 GMT
- Award decision expected by209 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts118 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Sept 2025, 10:10 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published27 Nov 2025, 19:40 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £771,46327 Nov 2025, 19:40 GMT
- Status changed to active27 Nov 2025, 19:40 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Nov 2025, 19:40 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT27 Nov 2025, 19:40 GMT
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 17:27 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Abstinence Based Accommodation Service1 award | |||
| New Start Ltd1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 30 Mar 2029Extensions: Initial 21 month contract with an option to extend for an extra 12 months. | £503,128 | 17 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Women's Recovery Services1 award | |||
| New Start LtdWomen's Recovery Service1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 30 Mar 2029Extensions: Initial 21 month contract with the option to extend for a further 12 months. | £268,335 | 17 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Abstinence Based Accommodation Service | 2final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Women's Recovery Services | 2final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- New Start LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender