Official UK procurement notice
Adult Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Services
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority wishes to commission an Adult Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Service. The Service will deliver recovery-oriented substance use treatment and recovery support for adults aged 18 and above as well as for their family, carers, and supporting others. The Service will be delivered across the community and will have strong links with the criminal justice system, health services, social care and the VCSFE.
Key aims of the Service will be delivered under 3 core strands:
- Prevention, Wellbeing, and Harm Reduction
- Treatment
- Recovery, Development and Support
In addition to the core strands, the Service will be required to deliver against specific pathways for Service Users who have multiple complex needs including:
- Homelessness and Rough Sleeping
- Domestic Abuse
- Mental Health
- Criminal Justice
- Family Safeguarding
The Service will also work closely with the Authority around managing and responding to Drug and Alcohol Related Deaths and Non-Fatal Overdoses.
The service model for the new Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Service broadly follows the same structure and principles of the previous contract with additions and amendments reflecting changes in national guidance and an extensive service user and stakeholder consultation.
The new Service will be delivered across all of Lancashire.
See tender documents for full details.
Future funding is not guaranteed, in the event that additional grant funding ceases, service delivery will be reduced accordingly.
CPV: Health and social work services · Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£62,090,187
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).
- Price
- Suitability
Refer to Invitation to Tender Document Pack.
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
- 24 Jan 2025, 15:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 May 2025, 12:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
KS/PH/25/1485- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028429- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d631Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Refer to Invitation to Tender Document Pack.
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 relevant authority by 25/04/2025. 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. Conflicts of interest identified among the evaluation panel: 0.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Feb 2025 → 29 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published29 May 2025, 12:20 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete10 Apr 2025, 11:37 BST
- Buyer details updated10 Apr 2025, 11:37 BST
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change Grow Live Services Limited | £62,090,187 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014238-2025-1 · Change Grow Live Services Limited
- Signed
- 9 Apr 2025
- Value
- £62,090,187
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CHANGE, GROW, LIVE SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria