Official UK procurement notice
Community Substance Misuse Service
Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award Notice. The award 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 Contracting Authority intends to award the contract using Direct Award Process C, having determined that the existing provider is satisfying the current contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard having regard to the key criteria and basic selection criteria set out in the Regulations.
This notice serves as an intention to award only. The contract has not yet been formally awarded.
The Council has a strong track record of collaborative working to reduce drug related harm. Despite this, the borough continues to experience high levels of drug related deaths, often linked to chronic physical and mental health conditions. These harms disproportionately affect the most deprived communities, with 77% of opiate clients residing in the most deprived areas.
The Wirral Drugs Strategy 2023-2027 provides a local framework for reducing drug related harm. It is based on a comprehensive needs assessment and was codeveloped through engagement with key stakeholders. The strategy aligns with the Wirral Working Together Plan 2023-2027, the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022- 2027, and national strategies, including From Harm to Hope and Dame Carol Black's independent review.
Public Health Implications - the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) sets out a vision to improve and protect the health of the nation, with a particular focus on improving the health of the poorest, fastest. The procurement of an all-age, community-based treatment and recovery service aligns with four high-level PHOF indicators for health improvement:
- Successful completion of drug and alcohol treatment
- Deaths from drug and alcohol use
- Adults with a treatment need engaging in treatment following release from prison
- Hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions
There is a strong national focus on reducing drug-related harm, with a recent Independent Review (national review led by Dame Carol Black) and the publication of a national 10-year drug strategy, From Harm to Hope.
The national strategy acknowledges systemic problems and emphasises the importance of better integrated services in order to deliver on the priority of becoming a world-class treatment and recovery system.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
- Authority reference
DN810184- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075391- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df55Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award Notice. The award of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Contracting Authority intends to award the contract using Direct Award Process C, having determined that the existing provider is satisfying the current contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard having regard to the key criteria and basic selection criteria set out in the Regulations.
This notice serves as an intention to award only. The contract has not yet been formally awarded.
- Review procedure
Representations
Providers wishing to make representations concerning the proposed contract award should submit these in writing to [email protected] by no later than Wednesday 19th August 2026.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award Notice. The award of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Contracting Authority intends to award the contract using Direct Award Process C, having determined that the existing provider is satisfying the current contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard having regard to the key criteria and basic selection criteria set out in the Regulations. This notice serves as an intention to award only. The contract has not yet been formally awarded. Standstill Period The standstill period will commence on Monday 10th August 2026 and will end at midnight on Wednesday 19th August 2026. (8 working days). Representations from providers regarding the proposed award must be submitted to the decision-makers before the end of the standstill period. Representations Providers wishing to make representations concerning the proposed contract award should submit these in writing to [email protected] by no later than Wednesday 19th August 2026. The Authority is satisfied that the incumbent provider continues to meet the requirements of the service and remains capable of delivering the proposed contract to a sufficient standard Award Decision-Makers The following individuals participated in, the award decision: • Gary Rickwood - Principal Manager • Dave Bradburn, Director of Public Health (the decision maker)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change, Grow, Live | £42,341,834 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 075391-2026-1 · Change, Grow, Live
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2026
- Value
- £42,341,834
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Change Grow LiveAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.