Official UK procurement notice
Neath Port Talbot and Swansea Substance Use (Drug & Alcohol) Alliance
Authority: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 8 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn award has been made by by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council as procurement lead for the Western Bay Area Planning Board to appoint a partnership of providers to work collaboratively with to transform drug and alcohol clinical and support services across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Further details are set out in section II.2.4 below.
CPV: Community health services · Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Health services · Rehabilitation services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1An award has been made by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council as procurement lead…AwardedRenewal
An award has been made by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council as procurement lead for the above process for the Western Bay Area Planning Board (the "Board") to work collaboratively with a partnership of providers (Barod Project with Kaleidoscope Project, Adferiad Recovery and Wallich-Clifford Community) to form an Alliance and radically transform drug and alcohol clinical and support services across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot for all people of all ages.
The Western Bay Area Planning Board is a collaboration of partners who come together at a regional level to enable the planning, commissioning and delivery of substance use services. Members include Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (procurement lead), Swansea City and County Council, Swansea Bay University Health Board, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service Wales, Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, South Wales Police and Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue.
The Alliance Agreement will be for a maximum of 10 years consisting of an initial period of 3 years (with an option to extend for a further period(s) of up to 3+3+1 years). It should be noted that the term of the Alliance Agreement is subject to the Alliance securing its Funding on an annual basis) and the terms and conditions of the Alliance Agreement, which allows for the early termination of the Alliance Agreement if the Funding cannot be secured at the annual review.
The estimated contract value is for Well-being and recovery support interventions (Non-clinical services) which will be delivered by the Alliance bidding partners over a potential 10 year period subject to funding. The commissioning of this contract forms part of a total project value of approx GBP90M over 10 years. The clinical and social care elements are NOT in scope for this tender, but details are provided for information purposes to aid providers approach in working with partners. Additional information: The clinical and social care elements are NOT in scope for this tender, but details are provided for information purposes to aid providers approach in working with partners.
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (15)
- Rational/Added Value/Relevant Experience: 2.5%
- Case Scenario - Collaboration & Leadership: 2.5%
- Equal Accountability: 2.5%
- Case Scenario - Positive Risk Taking & sharing: 2.5%
- Service Model: 17.5%
- Case scenario - innovation: 2.5%
- Service Accessibility and Engagement: 15%
- Outline Implementation Plan - Mobilisation: 5%
- Data - Review, Plan & Continuously Improve: 5%
- Demonstrate Progress & Manage Performance: 10%
- Create and Develop Single Service Identity: 5%
- Promote Single Service Identity: 5%
- Breakdown & Allocation of Budget: 15%
- Future Funding Variation: 5%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (15)
- Rational/Added Value/Relevant Experience: 2.5
- Case Scenario - Collaboration & Leadership: 2.5
- Equal Accountability: 2.5
- Case Scenario - Positive Risk Taking & sharing: 2.5
- Service Model: 17.5
- Case scenario - innovation: 2.5
- Service Accessibility and Engagement: 15
- Outline Implementation Plan - Mobilisation: 5
- Data - Review, Plan & Continuously Improve: 5
- Demonstrate Progress & Manage Performance: 10
- Create and Develop Single Service Identity: 5
- Promote Single Service Identity: 5
- Social Value: 5
- Breakdown & Allocation of Budget: 15
- Future Funding Variation: 5
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Feb 2024, 10:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
- Authority reference
CPU23-24-59- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052017- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043d5fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:161983)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
28 Jun 2024 → 2 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected28 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline20 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected16 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published143 days ago2 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Feb 2025- Published value published: £90,000,00014 Feb 2025, 15:46 GMT
- Status changed to active14 Feb 2025, 15:46 GMT
- Procurement method changed14 Feb 2025, 15:46 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT14 Feb 2025, 15:46 GMT
- Status changed to complete2 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdferiadSME, BAROD PROJECTSME, KALEIDOSCOPE PROJECTSME, The Wallichjoint award | £18,623,368 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 052017-2026-CPU23-24-59-1 · AdferiadSME, BAROD PROJECTSME, KALEIDOSCOPE PROJECTSME, The Wallich
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2026
- Value
- £18,623,368
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
8 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service WalesContracting authority
- Mid & West Wales Fire & RescueContracting authority
- Neath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
- Police and Crime Commissioner for South WalesContracting authority
- South Wales PoliceContracting authority
- Swansea Bay University Health BoardContracting authority
- Swansea City & County CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- AdferiadAwarded supplier
- BAROD PROJECTAwarded supplier
- KALEIDOSCOPE PROJECTAwarded supplier
- The WallichAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria