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Published 24 Aug 2026, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Inpatient Detox (IPD) · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC11)

Awarded value£372,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to NTH Solutions

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for medically managed alcohol inpatient detox using drug strategy grant (DATRIG) which includes allocation for IPD.  SBC commissions this service on behalf on Hartlepool and Stockton. The aim of the service is to provide safe withdrawal from alcohol dependence for residents who have been referred by Specialist Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services as part of their recovery plan. The service provides care to service users with substance-related problems that are sufficiently severe and/or complex that they require medical, psychiatric, and psychological care 24 hours a day. The service is staffed by a multidisciplinary team with specialist knowledge of the management of addiction.

Treatment is based on a plan of care, developed prior to admission, by community drug and alcohol recovery services and should encompass relevant preparatory work and a seamless transition to on-going treatment after discharge.

The treatment provided by the service is:

individually tailored (and reflects care needs based on co-morbidities)
flexible
able to make use of a menu of pharmacological, psychological and social interventions
specific to mental and substance-related disorders

CPV: Rehabilitation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

Extensions: The initial term is 12 months with options to extend by up to two periods of 12 months.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Aug 2026, 16:25 BST
Last source update: 24 Aug 2026, 16:25 BST
Authority reference: OPEN20261062
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-080534
Classification (CPV): Rehabilitation services
Delivery area: North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eaf1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contract was awarded via Provider Selection Regime Option A.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The decision makers were: The Director of Adults and Health The Procurement Governance Group Public Health Practitioner Procurement Officer No conflicts of interests were identified

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £372,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NTH Solutions	£372,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 080534-2026-1 · NTH Solutions
Signed
30 May 2026
Value
£372,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, North East, TS176BJContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Hartlepool Borough CouncilContracting authority Hartlepool, North EastContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

PSR Review Panel (independent patient choice and procurement panel) LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC419412 Stockton On Tees, North East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.