Official UK procurement notice
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service
Authority: Wokingham Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 6 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2028
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWokingham Borough Council intends to recommission an integrated, all-age community drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service for people who live in Wokingham Borough, including support for anyone affected by substance use. The service will provide accessible, trauma-informed and person-centred prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, evidence-based treatment and recovery support for alcohol and drug use. The intended aims are to improve access, engagement, treatment outcomes and continuity of care, reduce drug- and alcohol-related harm and inequalities, and deliver a responsive, evidence-led service aligned with local need and national guidance.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Planned
85000000 Health and social work services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- 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
- 6 Oct 2026, 13:32 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 13:32 BST
- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781ae
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today6 Oct 2026, 13:32 BST
- Market engagementin 17 days23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Wokingham Borough Council intends to recommission an integrated, all-age community drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service for people who live in Wokingham Borough, including support for anyone affected by substance use. The service will provide accessible, trauma-informed and more…
person-centred prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, evidence-based treatment and recovery support for alcohol and drug use. The intended aims are to improve access, engagement, treatment outcomes and continuity of care, reduce drug- and alcohol-related harm and inequalities, and deliver a responsive, evidence-led service aligned with local need and national guidance. Purpose of the market engagement This market engagement is intended to inform the Council’s approach to the proposed recommissioning and to help ensure that the future service model is deliverable, financially sustainable and attractive to the market. It will provide potential providers with an opportunity to comment on: • the proposed scope and service model • the indicative financial envelope • market interest and potential provider appetite to participate in a future procurement process The Council intends to begin market engagement during the week commencing 19 October 2026. The format of the market engagement has not yet been determined. Depending on the level of interest and the responses received from potential providers, the Council may hold a group engagement event, individual provider discussions, or a combination of both. - Contract starts1 Apr 2028, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Oct 2026, 13:32 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender