Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Substance Misuse Service
Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is being awarded under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C and is for an integrated substance misuse service and the integrated delivery model includes the following elements:
- Integrated treatment with comprehensive initial assessment
- Available to all residents 18 and over
- Clinical team
- Harm reduction service including testing for Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) and needle exchange
- Criminal Justice Workers
- Specialist alcohol and drug nurses and recovery workers
- Personalised care with tailored treatment options
- Detox services, including inpatient and community and residential rehabilitation
- Integration with primary care and acute trusts including Alcohol Care Teams and Mental Health services
- Open access appointment service
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A fully integrated substance misuse serviceAwarded
A fully integrated substance misuse service. Additional information: The contract is for a core substance misuse service. However there are a number of additional services also built into the contract that are subject to central government grants, and these are:
- Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment & Recovery Grant (SSMTRG)
- Individual Placement & Support (IPS)
- Changing Futures
- Health Inequalities
Grant funding for 25/26 and future years for the above additional services is unclear, therefore the contract value is indicative. Should the above grants change or different grant funding is received for the delivery of substance misuse services then this will also be built into this contract.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Mar 2025, 12:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Apr 2025, 09:30 BST
- Authority reference
S6797- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012677- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04efa8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This procurement commenced January 2025 and is being undertaken via the Provider Selection Regime 2023 and is therefore not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 1 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to Karen Dixon, Senior Category Manager, [email protected]. The decision for this award was made by Members of the Cabinet for South Tyneside Council. No conflicts of interest were declared by decision makers. The key criteria used to determine that the incumbent supplier delivered the existing contract to a satisfactory standard and was likely to continue to deliver the contract to a satisfactory standard were: - Quality and Innovation - Value - Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - Improving access, reducing inequalities and facilitating choice - Social value
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by provide… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded 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 awarded using direct award process C. The contract was awarded… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humankind Charity | £21,600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010383-2025-1 · Humankind Charity
- Signed
- 20 Mar 2025
- Value
- £21,600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- South Tyneside CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WaythroughAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.