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title: "D159PA - AI Digital Guidance & Support Platform - Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire"
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# D159PA - AI Digital Guidance & Support Platform - Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/d159pa-ai-digital-guidance-support-platform-preliminary-market-engagement-questionnaire-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb2e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Essex County Council is procuring an AI-powered Recovery Support Assistant, delivered through WhatsApp and web, that supports people affected by drug and alcohol use, including people with complex needs, through their recovery. This is to sit alongside the Buyer's existing services and does not replace them.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £84,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Guidance and counselling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/d159pa-ai-digital-guidance-support-platform-preliminary-market-engagement-questionnaire-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb2e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07bb2e`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/d159pa-ai-digital-guidance-support-platform-preliminary-market-engagement-questionnaire-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb2e#tl-md)

## Description
Essex County Council is procuring an AI-powered Recovery Support Assistant, delivered through WhatsApp and web, that supports people affected by drug and alcohol use, including people with complex needs, through their recovery. This is to sit alongside the Buyer's existing services and does not replace them.
We are looking to understand the capability of the market to ensure our specification is achievable, as well as delivering the needs of our residents in need of help.
The service users will be residents of Essex affected by drug and/or alcohol use, including people with complex needs. This service will be for those 18 years and older initially. There is no limit on the number of service users.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85312300
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F107816-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-13T09:19:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-13T10:31:54.933Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07bb2e
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.