Official UK procurement notice
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Services Contract
Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service will deliver…
The Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service will deliver open-access, evidence and community-based provision, working in partnership with other local services that are tailored to the needs and lifestyles of citizens in Southend-on Sea. The service will operate a delivery model which recognises national best practice, guidance and the needs of specific priority groups. The service model will incorporate provision of prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services for Southend citizens at risk of harmful or hazardous drinking, dependent drinkers, users of all illicit and performance enhancing drugs, new psychoactive substances (legal highs), and adjunctive problematic use of prescribed and 'over the counter' medications.
The service will be person-centred and offer quality and value for money and be designed to meet the needs of the local population. The service will be flexible, sustainable and innovative, whilst complying with the latest clinical guidelines and evidence-based research, with the provider being able to adapt to emerging needs of Southend-on-Sea. Lived experience will also be a vital tool particularly in relation to reviewing, designing and delivering the service.
The provider is expected to work to an outcomes-based approach, and wherever possible this will be in collaboration with other agencies to achieve these outcomes.
The service will be a single integrated specialist substance misuse service providing specialist drug and alcohol services for young people and adults, including specialist focus on addressing the drug and alcohol concerns of those within the criminal justice system and of those who have experienced a period of rough sleeping in the borough.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jun 2026, 08:49 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2026, 08:49 BST
- Authority reference
DN553484- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054526- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, 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 modified. Decision makers for this modification included members of staff from the Adults and Communities and Finance and Resources departments, and Cabinet Members. There were no conflicts of interest identified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Forward Trust | £3,134,851 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 054526-2026-1-1 · The Forward Trust
- Signed
- 26 May 2026
- Value
- £3,134,851
- Status
- active
- Change The additional funds have been awarded to The Council by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and are ring-fenced for the provision of Drug and Alcohol Services. The DHSC have provided an additional supplementary grant funding to improve drugs and alcohol services in line with the ambitions of the government's 10-year drug strategy: From Harm to Hope. The contract for the Southend Treatment and Recovery Service was awarded to Forward Trust on 1st April 2022, expiring on 31st March 2027, with the option to extend until 31st March 2032. Since then, the contract has been varied each year to specify additional funds that will be made available to the treatment service and to include additional requirements associated with this supplementary grant funding. In December 2025, the DHSC announced that the supplementary grants associated with the delivery of drugs and alcohol services would be consolidated into the Public Health Grant from 2026/27 to 2028/29, with £4.061 million being ring-fenced for drugs and alcohol services in 2026/27. As part of this shift, local authorities are required to work closely with local stakeholders to develop prevention, treatment and recovery plans, with the support from the Regional Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) team. Guidance associated with the grant planning process outlines the importance of continuing to invest directly in treatment and recovery services to improve access to treatment, and drive improvements in treatment quality. This includes the requirement to set local ambitions and targets relating to key drugs and alcohol indicators, and to detail how the allocation of the grant will support in realising these ambitions. As a key ambition within the national strategy is the expansion of treatment service capacity, a large proportion of the additional grant funding has been directed towards increasing the number and specialisms of treatment staff within STARS., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The additional funds have been awarded to The Council by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and are ring-fenced for the provision of Drug and Alcohol Services. The DHSC have provided an additional supplementary grant funding to improve drugs and alcohol services in line with the ambitions of the government's 10-year drug strategy: From Harm to Hope. In December 2025, the DHSC announced that the supplementary grants associated with the delivery of drugs and alcohol services would be consolidated into the Public Health Grant. As part of this shift, local authorities are required to work closely with local stakeholders to develop prevention, treatment and recovery plans, with the support from the Regional Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) team. Guidance associated with the grant planning process outlines the importance of continuing to invest directly in treatment and recovery services to improve access to treatment, and drive improvements in treatment quality. This includes the requirement to set local ambitions and targets relating to key drugs and alcohol indicators, and to detail how the allocation of the grant will support in realising these ambitions. As a key ambition within the national strategy is the expansion of treatment service capacity, a large proportion of the additional grant funding has been directed towards increasing the number and specialisms of treatment staff within STARS.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- The Forward TrustAwarded supplier
- The Forward TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
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