Official UK procurement notice
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Contract
Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)
RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery contract - An integrated behavior change, treatment and recovery focused service for drug and alcohol users including all classifications of drugs, those with poly-drug use and those using new psychoactive substances ('legal highs'). The integrated service will be provided to drug and/or alcohol users with a range of complexities such as poly-drug use, mental health problems, pregnancy, involvement with criminal activity and those leaving prison.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery contract - An integrated behavior change, treatment and recovery focused service for drug and alcohol users including all classifications of drugs, those with poly-drug use and those using new psychoactive substances ('legal highs'). The integrated service will be provided to drug and/or alcohol users with a range of complexities such as poly-drug use, mental health problems, pregnancy, involvement with criminal activity and those leaving prison. Service for adults aged 18+
Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project.
Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 27/02/2026.
Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£35,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Simple description: 30% Price 70% Quality
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 11 Feb 2026 | CancelledProject requires a TUPE Audit, as this has an estimated lead time of 1 month, it was felt more prudent to withdraw with the intention of going live again once confirmed |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Sept 2025, 13:46 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2026, 12:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010078- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e2cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Sept 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published19 Sept 2025, 13:46 BST
- Next notice expected302 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published276 days ago4 Feb 2026, 15:07 GMT
- Latest notice published269 days ago11 Feb 2026, 12:36 GMT
- Clarification questions by253 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline246 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by197 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts38 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2025- Pipeline notice published19 Sept 2025, 13:46 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published4 Feb 2026, 15:07 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active4 Feb 2026, 15:07 GMT
- Deadline published: 6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT4 Feb 2026, 15:07 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published11 Feb 2026, 12:36 GMTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled11 Feb 2026, 12:36 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender