Official UK procurement notice
Adults Community Drug & Alcohol Service
Authority: London Borough of Lewisham (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLewisham Council are intending to award Community Drug and Alcohol Service, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Competitive Process.
The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years, commencing on 1st April 2027, with an option to extend for up to a further 6 years (3+3 years) at the Council's discretion.
The total contract value for the service will be £41,309,988 over the 9 years.
This is an intention to award notice for the Adults Community Drug & Alcohol Misuse Service.
The overall purpose of the Service is to support individuals experiencing drug and/or alcohol related harm and to increase the number of people who enter, remain engaged in, and successfully complete effective treatment.
This procurement was undertaken using the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
This notice is placed to set out Lewisham Council's intention to award a contract under the Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
CPV: Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Service will place a particular emphasis on quality and meeting the needs of…Awarded
The Service will place a particular emphasis on quality and meeting the needs of individuals with drug and alcohol needs, delivering a broad range of evidence based interventions tailored to risk, need and clear recovery goals.
The Service will operate as a core component of the Lewisham Partnership System, working collaboratively with statutory, voluntary and community sector partners to ensure a consistent, recovery oriented approach is embedded across the borough.
The key criteria that the GP's were submitting an application for are:
- Quality and innovation
- Value
- Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice
- Social Value
Officers followed a robust evaluation against the above key criteria.
A notice (2026/S 000-042096) was published informing the market of the opportunity.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
- Authority reference
DN815481- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094937- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07832aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest
- 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this 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 19th October 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: The decision to award this contract in line with the Competitive Process was based on evaluation against the Key selection criteria. No conflicts of interest were declared. 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 starts the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on the 19th October 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: [email protected]
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change, Grow, Live | £41,309,988 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 094937-2026-1 · Change, Grow, Live
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2026
- Value
- £41,309,988
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Change Grow Live (CGL)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.