Official UK procurement notice
Dyfed Tier 2 Substance Misuse Service (Integrated Children and Young People and Adult Services)
Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options. (Central government)·Consortium: 6 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDyfed Area Planning Board (APB) will issue a tender for Dyfed Tier 2 Substance Misuse Service in the Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) region across West Wales. This is a joint procurement covering:
- Office of Police and Crime Commissioner
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Pembrokeshire County Council (APB Bankers)
- Ceredigion County Council
- Carmarthenshire County Council
- Dyfed Powys Police
- His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service.
The project is being led by the Dyfed APB support team, with HDUHB leading on the procurement process.
Substance misuse remains a significant public health and societal issue, contributing to poor physical and mental health outcomes, increased demand on public services, and wider social harm. Effective, accessible treatment and early intervention services are critical to reducing harm, preventing premature mortality, and improving outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.
Dyfed Drug and Alcohol Service (DDAS) is a Tier 2 integrated consortium service who are the first point of contact for any adult over the age of eighteen (18) with a drug or alcohol problem in Dyfed, with support provided either to service users who have drug and/or alcohol problems themselves or for those concerned about someone else’s drug and/or alcohol use.
DDAS offers initial assessment, deliver brief interventions, time-limited specialist treatment interventions, and an aftercare and recovery service. The service is linked with an NHS Tier 3 partnership, The Community Drug and Alcohol Team (CDAT), as well as being linked to a Tier 4 Local Council Substance Misuse Team.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£10,718,770
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 55%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social Value
- Commercial
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2025, 13:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 11:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
HDDA-FTS-62956- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040318- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d42eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 9 dates- Planning notice published365 days ago27 Oct 2025, 13:03 GMT
- Market engagement249 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
As part of the planning for the recommissioning process, we are inviting potential providers who may be interested in delivering the future service on behalf of Dyfed APB to take part in a short, anonymous survey which will assist commissioners to ensure the contract value is sustainable, viable and attractive.
The survey should only take 5-10 minutes to complete and responses will be anonymous. We will close the survey on Friday 20th February
For further information about the proposed expectations on the new service, the current demand on Tier 2 services in our area, as well as the estimated contract value and duration and the link to the survey please get in touch with us.
- Next notice expected190 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published179 days ago1 May 2026, 09:57 BST
- Latest notice published159 days ago21 May 2026, 11:36 BST
- Clarification questions by148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline127 days ago22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 34 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Oct 2025, 13:03 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Feb 2026, 17:12 GMTUK2
- Buyer details updated11 Feb 2026, 17:12 GMT
- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 09:57 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £10,718,7701 May 2026, 09:57 BSTwas £2,140,289
- Status changed to active1 May 2026, 09:57 BST
- Procurement method changed1 May 2026, 09:57 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST1 May 2026, 09:57 BST
- Tender notice published21 May 2026, 11:36 BSTUK4
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 27 Oct 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Carmarthenshire County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Ceredigion County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Pembrokeshire County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-PowysContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender