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Published 30 Jan 2026, 10:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BwD Provision of Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Service for Adults and Young People

Official notice

Authority: Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeReserved: E10000017SME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD41)
Published estimate£26,510,000total for 3 lots · £26,510,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2026awarded 9 Oct 2026
Awarded to CHANGE, GROW, LIVE +2 more3 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is seeking to awardan Integrated Drug and

Alcohol Treatment, Prevention and Recovery Service for Adults and Young People.

The new treatment service will provide specialist and structured community treatment,

including criminal justice linked interventions and support, to adults and young people who

use drugs (illegal & prescription) and alcohol through an integrated service model.

Working closely with the Children and Young Peoples Service and Recovery

Infrastructure Organisation

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£26,510,000 together)
Lot #1Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Prevention and Recovery Service for Adults and Young PeopleAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£21,175,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensionsValue: £21,175,000 exc. VAT · £21,175,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Possible extension for up to 30 months to end 30 September 2032
85000000 Health and social work services98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Lot #2The Provision of the Children and Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Use Service -AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£3,052,500

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensionsValue: £3,052,500 exc. VAT · £3,052,500 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Possible extension for up to 30 months until 30 September 2032
85000000 Health and social work services98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Lot #3Provision of Recovery Infrastructure OrganisationsAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,282,500

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensionsValue: £2,282,500 exc. VAT · £2,282,500 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Possible extension for up to 30 months until 30 September 2032
85000000 Health and social work services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
30 Jan 2026, 10:49 GMT
Last source update
13 Oct 2026, 11:53 BST
Authority reference
URN 199
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067089
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0612b6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
E10000017

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
13 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders will only be accepted via the Chest portal. No e-mail or postal versions will be accepted

www.blackburn.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

30 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published264 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 10:49 GMT
  2. Market engagement161 days ago
    12 May 2026, 23:59 BST

    Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is hosting a market engagement event and would like to invite potential providers to attend.

    The purpose of this event is to discuss Blackburn with Darwen Borough's offer to support young people and adults who experience issues with drugs (illegal & prescription) and alcohol, with a particular focus on the following areas:

    • Harm Reduction
    • Psychosocial treatment and support
    • Community specialist clinical interventions
    • Supervised consumption/ needle syringe programme
    • Community based detoxification
    • Tier 4 inpatient detoxification and rehabilitation services
    • Alcohol care teams
    • Criminal justice
    • Recovery and support
    • Sustained progress in treatment and outreach

    The event will be held on MS Teams.

    On Monday 11th May 2026

    at 2pm-4pm

    Please complete this form to register yourself for the event. Please copy this link in your browser to access registration.

    forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗

    Due to limited capacity, attendance is limited to two delegates per organisation.

    Each attendee should register individually.

    Registration closes at 12:00 noon on Thursday 7th May 2026

    MS Teams invite will be sent out on Friday 8th May 2026

    Kind regards,

    BwD Contracts and Commissioning Team

  3. Next notice expected130 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published97 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 10:22 BST
  5. Clarification questions by83 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline69 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published8 days ago
    13 Oct 2026, 11:53 BST
  8. Today
    21 Oct 2026
  9. Contract startsin 162 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jan 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 Jan 2026, 10:49 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Apr 2026, 09:34 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £26,675,000
    29 Apr 2026, 09:34 BST
    was £14,550,000
  4. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2026, 10:22 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value updated to £26,510,000
    16 Jul 2026, 10:22 BST
    was £26,675,000
  6. Status changed to active
    16 Jul 2026, 10:22 BST
  7. Procurement method changed
    16 Jul 2026, 10:22 BST
  8. Deadline published: 13 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
    16 Jul 2026, 10:22 BST
  9. Contract award notice published
    13 Oct 2026, 11:53 BST
    UK6
  10. Status changed to complete
    13 Oct 2026, 11:53 BST
  11. Contract signature expected
    5 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 30 Jan 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £26,510,0003 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 97 from SMEs
Named bidders 7published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 2 · The Provision of the Children and Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Use Service -1 award
We Are With YouProvision of Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Service for Adults and Young People1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2032Extensions: 3 year contract 1st April 2027-31st March 2030 with an option to extend for 30 months from 1st April 2030-30th September 2032£3,052,5009 Oct 2026Awarded
Lot 3 · Provision of Recovery Infrastructure Organisations1 award
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICEVCSEProvision of Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Service for Adults and Young People1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2032Extensions: 3 year contract 1st April 2027-31st March 2030 with an option to extend for 30 months from 1st April 2030-30th September 2032£2,282,5009 Oct 2026Awarded
Across several lots1 award
CHANGE, GROW, LIVEBwD Alcohol and Drugs Misuse Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2032Extensions: 3 year contract 1st April 2027-31st March 2030 with an option to extend for 30 months from 1st April 2030 -30th September 2032£21,175,0009 Oct 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Prevention and Recovery Service for Adults and Young People2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one10—
2 · The Provision of the Children and Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Use Service -3final-stage tenders20—
3 · Provision of Recovery Infrastructure Organisations4final-stage tenders42—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYGR-1856-CVXM Town Hall, King WIlliam Street, Blackburn, North West, BB1 7DYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

7 commercial parties on the notice · 3 awarded
  • BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICEAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02668971GB-PPON: PWNV-6574-XYLX Boulevard Centre - 45 Railway Road, Blackburn, North West, BB1 1EZContact email
  • CHANGE, GROW, LIVEAwarded supplierGB-SC: SCO39861 North Suite, First Floor, 1 Jubilee Street, Brighton, South East, BN1 1GEContact email
  • EARLY BREAKBidder / tendererGB-COH: 03320039GB-PPON: PCDR-6532-QNLZ 2nd Floor 5-10 Castle Buildings, Bury, North West, BL9 0LD
  • RED ROSE RECOVERY LANCASHIREBidder / tendererGB-CHC: 1152474GB-COH: 08302102 St Wilfrids Building, Preston, North West, PR1 2AB
  • SELECT-12 CARE SERVICES LTDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 13701157GB-PPON: PLZG-8936-JWJX 6th Floor, St James's House, Pendelton Way,, Salford, North West, M6 5FW
  • THE CALICO GROUP LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 08747100GB-PPON: PWTV-5436-PWDJ Centenary Court, Burnley, North West, BB11 2ED
  • WE ARE WITH YOUAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02580377 79 Clerkenwell Road, London, London, EC1R 5ARContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure