Official UK procurement notice
Hospital Discharge and Peer Mentoring Service
Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Published estimate£925,000≈ £370k / year · £1,110,000 inc. VAT29.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2026awarded 22 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Humankind Charity
Contract term 2 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Hospital Discharge and Peer Mentoring service will work closely with key partners to reduce the likelihood of individuals being re-admitted into hospital within 30 days and offer support, both professionally and peer-led, to individuals who have been admitted to hospital with alcohol misuse related problems and to ensure that individuals with a treatment need enter structured pharmacological or talking therapy treatment. Sheffield City Council expects that the successful provider will:
- Reduce the number of unplanned inpatient alcohol related admissions for those who have frequent admissions to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH).
- Reduce the number of incidences of relapse and readmission within 30 days of discharge for this cohort.
- Offer transitional support (professional and peer) to individuals who have been admitted to hospital with alcohol misuse related problems.
- Support this cohort to engage in alcohol treatment and recovery services to start and maintain their recovery by building resilience and recovery capital.
- Raise awareness and change attitudes about alcohol use, influencing community norms about the use of alcohol.
- Develop strong partnerships working with other relevant services offering alcohol support and treatment to support this cohort.
- Actively champion a thriving recovery community within the city.
- Engage with local communities in public spaces and at events, with the goal of conducting brief interventions to provide information on safe drinking limits and signpost and refer people to support/treatment services.
- Provide opportunities for paid employment for those in recovery.
- Provide a safe space for this cohort to present and receive support, taking into consideration the potential for certain spaces being intimidating for this cohort of people.
- Utilise outreach in the community to engage with service users.
CPV: Health and social work services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£925,000
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).
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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).
How bids were scored
- Quality: 90% Quality as described in the ITT.
- Social Value: 10% Social Value as described in the ITT
- Price: Price is pass/fail as described in the ITT.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 18 May 2026, 19:07 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
0- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045559- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069b6eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published162 days ago18 May 2026, 19:07 BST
- Clarification questions by141 days ago9 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline131 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by102 days ago17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent98 days ago22 Jul 2026
- Latest notice published98 days ago22 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
- Standstill ends85 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts27 days ago1 Oct 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 May 2026- Tender notice published18 May 2026, 19:07 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jul 2026, 16:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £655,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humankind CharityVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 12 month optional extension. | £655,000 | 22 Jul 2026standstill to 3 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 2 | — |
Who bid
- wonWaythroughVCSE · North East England
- did not winABLEWAY SUPPORT LTD · North West England
- did not winProject 6SMEVCSE · Yorkshire and the Humber
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ABLEWAY SUPPORT LTDBidder / tenderer
- Project 6Bidder / tenderer
- WaythroughAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender