Official UK procurement notice
Criminal Justice Intervention Team
Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAs part of the national government's ten-year drug strategy, From Harm to Hope and an ambition to improve pathways between people in the criminal justice system and Substance Use Disorder Services (SUDS) a Criminal Justice Interventions Team has been previously commissioned by Southampton City Council (SCC) using government grant funding, namely Supplemental Substance Misuse and Recovery Grant.
Funding provides a dedicated Criminal Justice Intervention Team (CJIT) team working under Change Grow Live (CGL) who are contracted to deliver the wider Substance Use Disorder Service.
The CJIT support people who are affected by drug and alcohol use while they are subject to Community Sentences or upon their release from prison. The team receive referrals directly from criminal justice settings and offer treatment and support with alcohol and drug use to enable service users to meet the conditions of their licence or Community Order as they rebuild their lives following their sentence.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider…Awarded
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process (NHS Provider Selection Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Provision 9). The lifetime value of the contract is £522,538.50 for one year. The contract commencement date is 1st April 2025. There are no extension periods available under this contract. Additional information: 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the end of 22nd April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR regulations.
Written representations should be sent to:
There were no declared actual or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
The Key Criteria are as stated below for this contract:
Criterion 1: Quality and Innovation
Criterion 2: Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability
Criterion 3: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
Criterion 4: Value
Criterion 5: Social Value
The rationale for choosing the most suitable provider, Change Grow Live Services Ltd, was confirmed under the requirements of Direct Award Process C: The existing provider is satisfying its existing contract, will likely satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably
The Provider also met each of the Key Criteria.
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
- 10 Apr 2025, 13:46 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2025, 13:46 BST
- Authority reference
ICU-0017- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014303- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05009eFind 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 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the end of 22nd April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR regulations.
Written representations should be sent to:
There were no declared actual or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
The Key Criteria are as stated below for this contract:
Criterion 1: Quality and Innovation
Criterion 2: Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability
Criterion 3: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
Criterion 4: Value
Criterion 5: Social Value
The rationale for choosing the most suitable provider, Change Grow Live Services Ltd, was confirmed under the requirements of Direct Award Process C: The existing provider is satisfying its existing contract, will likely satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably
The Provider also met each of the Key Criteria.
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 22nd April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR regulations.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change Grow Live Services Limited | £522,539 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014303-2025-1 · Change Grow Live Services Limited
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £522,539
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Change Grow Live Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.