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# Cumbria Substance Use: Engagement and Recovery Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cumbria-substance-use-engagement-and-recovery-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-061325). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cumberland Council: "Cumbria Substance Use: Engagement and Recovery Support Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £24,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cumberland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumberland-council-ons-e06000063)
- **Published Value:** £24,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 March 2026 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Addiction treatment, Community health services, Rehabilitation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £24,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cumbria-substance-use-engagement-and-recovery-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-061325#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-061325`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cumbria-substance-use-engagement-and-recovery-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-061325#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cumbria-substance-use-engagement-and-recovery-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-061325#participate

## Description
Cumberland Council, acting as lead authority on behalf of both Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council, has procured a provider for the provision of the Cumbria Substance Use: Engagement and Recovery Support Service, for a term of up to 10 years.
Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, local authorities have a statutory responsibility for improving public health, which includes commissioning services that prevent harm and support recovery from substance misuse. This responsibility is reinforced by national guidance and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) commissioning standards. Substance misuse remains a major public health challenge in Cumbria, with high rates of drug- and alcohol-related deaths and significant health inequalities across the county.
The estimated total value of the contract over the total contract period (including any extension period) is a maximum value of up to £24m excluding VAT, but no guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contract. 
The initial contract period is six years, running from 1st October 2026 to 30th September 2032. 
Two optional extension periods of up to 24 months each are available. If both extensions are utilised, the contract will end on 30th September 2036. 
Use of these extensions is entirely at the discretion of the Council.
Bids were evaluated according to the criteria as set out in the Invitation to Tender.
This contract has been awarded in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.  
In accordance with Regulation 12 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, the contracting authority shall observe a standstill period of eight working days following publication of the notice of intention to award

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33693300, 85312500, 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £24,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **THE WELL COMMUNITIES C.I.C.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-09073394`
  - Value: £24,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 29/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008525-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-30T14:28:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T05:17:27.595Z
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