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# Glasgow City Mental Health Service (MHS) and Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Recovery (GADRS) Employability Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/glasgow-city-mental-health-service-mhs-and-glasgow-alcohol-and-drug-recovery-gadrs-employa-ocds-h6vhtk-05f2dd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde: "Glasgow City Mental Health Service (MHS) and Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Recovery (GADRS) Employability Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,300,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 11 May 2026, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clyde-GB-FTS-3524)
- **Published Value:** £1,300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 May 2026 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM82
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,600,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f2dd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/glasgow-city-mental-health-service-mhs-and-glasgow-alcohol-and-drug-recovery-gadrs-employa-ocds-h6vhtk-05f2dd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/glasgow-city-mental-health-service-mhs-and-glasgow-alcohol-and-drug-recovery-gadrs-employa-ocds-h6vhtk-05f2dd#participate

## Description
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership are seeking a dynamic organisation(s), or partnership of organisations, to deliver Employability Services across the city.
It is expected that flexible, culturally appropriate approaches will be used and that suppliers will demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of inequalities in Glasgow City. This should include barriers for people who experience multiple vulnerabilities, particularly people with mental health conditions and people with a history of problematic alcohol and drug misuse.
The successful supplier(s) will work collaboratively with existing partnerships and, where appropriate, form new partnerships with a range of voluntary and statutory organisations.
The aim of the service is to:
-Promote and support recovery and increase access to employability opportunities for people aged 16 and over who have long term mental health conditions and people aged 18 and over who are in recovery from problematic alcohol and/or drug misuse.
-To increase the number of individuals to move into employment and increase access to employment opportunities.
-To provide access to local community services through collaborative working with a range of voluntary and statutory organisations.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Mental Health Employability (IPS)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Mental Health Employability aims to support individuals who have long term mental health conditions to achieve mainstream employment in competitive jobs part-time, full-time or in some cases permitted working hours. The model of supported employment ...

### Lot 2: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Employability
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The vast majority of studies have found that people in recovery from problematic alcohol and drug misuse experience positive outcomes from peer support and volunteering providing an opportunity to develop core skills.
Glasgow HSCP require a comprehen...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Mental Health Employability (IPS) (active)
  - Award id: `060566-2026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **SAMH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-38829`
  - Value: £1,300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Alcohol and Drug Recovery Employability (active)
  - Award id: `060566-2026-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Murray's Initiative**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-19556`
  - Value: £1,300,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Mental Health Employability (IPS) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,300,000
  - Signed Date: 25/06/2026

- **Contract:** Alcohol and Drug Recovery Employability (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,300,000
  - Signed Date: 17/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F060566-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-29T07:43:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T23:03:47.575Z
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