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Published 10 Mar 2025, 12:43 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Drug and Alcohol Residential Treatment Service - Adults

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,398,464exc. VAT · 1 value update36.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jan 2026awarded 17 Mar 2026
Awarded to Liverpool YMCA

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of this contract includes provision of a high intensity residential treatment (also known as residential rehabilitation) in a drug and alcohol-free environment for individuals with a medium to high dependency on alcohol or other drugs who have complex problems related to their drug and/or alcohol use, and who are aged 18 years or over and a Liverpool resident.

Liverpool City Council intend to award a contract, following a competitive procurement process.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,398,464
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Option of a 12 month extension. · Optional 12 month extension at the discretion of the Council.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion

    Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion

    Selection Questions:

    Economic and Financial Standing

    Technical and Professional Ability

    Additional Questions (Technical and Professional Ability)

    Insurance

    Data Protection

    Health & Safety

    Payment in Contracts Above £5m per annum

    Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks / Safeguarding

    Compliance and Processes

    Business Continuity

    Modern Slavery

  • Technical & professional ability

    Details of the providers experience in the delivery of Residential Treatment Services.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Mar 2025, 12:43 GMT
Last source update
4 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jan 2026 – …
Authority reference
DN766771
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052955
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eafb Find a Tender

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 the relevant authority by 9th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.' Written representations should be sent to [email protected] for the attention of the Head of Procurement and Contracts or by post or by post to Head of Procurement and Contracts, Commercial Procurement Unit, Liverpool City Council, Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool L3 1AH. (It is advised to use a signed for delivery service) Award decision maker is The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health There were no declared conflict or potential conflicts of interest in making this decision. The Relative Importance of the Key Criteria Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (30%) - Rank 1 The service has a positive shared ambition locally to have an accessible, high quality, effective, person-centred integrated drug and alcohol recovery-oriented system of care. Additionally, a key principle of the service is for service users to have clear access to residential treatment on an equitable basis. Quality and Innovation (25%) - Rank 2 The service specification is not intended to be prescriptive and as a result is seeking a provider to innovate and drive evidenced based practice, using a local multidisciplinary approach to support clinical decisions about access to residential treatment. There is significant evidence that effective, high-quality drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services play an essential role in preventing harm, improving health, and reducing health inequalities, while also supporting improvements across a range of outcomes for all in society. Value (20%) - Rank 3 Value for money is a key consideration, given the monetary budget available to deliver a quality service that is fit for purpose and meets the needs of local service users. Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability (15%) - Rank 4 In 2021 the Government published From Harm to Hope: A 10-year plan to cut crime and save lives. It was the official response to the Independent Reviews of Drugs led by Dame Carol Black and accepted all her key recommendations. The national strategy acknowledges systemic problems and emphasises the importance of better integrated services to deliver on the priority of becoming a world-class treatment and recovery system. It recommends that local authorities consider the integration of their own commissioned offers, within wider system collaboration, such as mental and physical health and criminal justice pathways. In addition, the strategy announced a new commissioning quality standard, intended to improve transparency and accountability. Social Value (10%) - Rank 5 Social Value indicators based on supporting growth of responsible regional business and supporting healthier, safer and more resilient communities is part of the objectives of the service, for the provider to facilitate in delivering the contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
12 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Jun 2025 → 4 Jun 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    16 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline283 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened283 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
  4. Notice published140 days ago
    4 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Dec 2025
  1. Published value published: £1,398,464
    9 Dec 2025, 16:01 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    9 Dec 2025, 16:01 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    9 Dec 2025, 16:01 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    9 Dec 2025, 16:01 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    9 Dec 2025, 16:01 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    27 Mar 2026, 17:46 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.3—'This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.' Contract Award date -…

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-03: 1 release · 10 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £889,9321 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Liverpool YMCAVCSE£889,932 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 028777-2026-1 · Liverpool YMCAVCSE

    Signed
    17 Mar 2026
    Value
    £889,932
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L31DSContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.