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Published 3 Mar 2025, 14:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

North Northamptonshire Council - Framework for the Provision of Drug and Alcohol Services for North Northamptonshire

Official notice

Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

Open framework scheme2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF25)
Framework ceiling (notional)£49,316,796envelope for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2025awarded 18 Sept 2025
Awarded to Change, Grow, Live, Aquarius Action Projects2 awards
Framework period 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

North Northamptonshire Council conducted a procurement exercise (UK4 Tender Notice: 2025/S 000-037570) to commission a range of drug and alcohol services to support individuals across North Northamptonshire.

The framework is central to supporting delivery of the Government's national drug strategy and the Council's public health duties and is designed to deliver interventions across prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction, ensuring compliance with national drug strategy objectives and local public health priorities.

  • Lot 1 - Community Drug & Alcohol Services: providing treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services for adults with drug and/or alcohol dependencies.
  • Lot 2 - Young People's Drug & Alcohol Services: delivering prevention, early intervention, and targeted support for children and young people under 25.

The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier for Lot 1: Specialist Alcohol & Drug Services (Adults) and Lot 2: Young People's (11-25) Drug & Alcohol Support, Intervention & Wellbeing Service with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in total.

The contract for this project will be awarded via the Open Process, subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Places
up to 2 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.5 per place) · 2 appointed (full)
Framework period
5 yrs · up to 9 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Scheme runs until
31 Mar 2035
Who may buy through it

Establishing party only

Published description of the framework

As specified in the tender documentation

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Specialist Alcohol and Drug Services (Adults).AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£42,604,893

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensionsValue: £42,604,893 exc. VAT · £51,125,872 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier, with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in total.
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #2Young People's (11-25) Drug and Alcohol Support, Intervention and Wellbeing Service.AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£3,980,682

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensionsValue: £3,980,682 exc. VAT · £4,776,818 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier, with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in total.
85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Presentation: 10%
  • Price: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Price
  • Presentation
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “North Northamptonshire Council - Framework for the Provision of Drug…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Open framework scheme
Who may use the vehicle
Establishing party only · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Mar 2025, 14:40 GMT
Last source update
19 Jun 2026, 17:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
Authority reference
NNC00000678
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037570
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e902 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please visit the North Northamptonshire Council e-Procurement Portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home ↗) to apply to this opportunity and to access the documentation.

Timeline

3 Mar 2025 → 19 Jun 2026 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    3 Mar 2025, 14:40 GMT
  2. Market engagement
    10 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    This event will be held in person at the location below:

    Tuesday 10th June 2025 from 10.00am - 2.00pm

    Please aim to arrive from 09.30am.

    Priors Hall Park Community Centre (Community Room, 1st Floor), Gretton Road,

    Corby.

    Northamptonshire.

    NN17 5EB.

    Please register your interest and to book onto the market consultation event, please email: [email protected] to book your place.

  3. Tender notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 16:50 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    8 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent393 days ago
    18 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by381 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts198 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published119 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 17:02 BST

Notice history

12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Mar 2025, 14:40 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Apr 2025, 14:14 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Apr 2025, 20:24 BST
    UK2
  4. Tender notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 16:50 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value published: £49,316,796
    4 Jul 2025, 16:50 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    4 Jul 2025, 16:50 BST
  7. Procurement method changed
    4 Jul 2025, 16:50 BST
  8. Deadline published: 15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    4 Jul 2025, 16:50 BST
  9. Contract award notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 21:07 BST
    UK6
  10. Status changed to complete
    18 Sept 2025, 21:07 BST
  11. Contract signature expected
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  12. Contract details notice published
    19 Jun 2026, 17:02 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-04: 2 releases · 4 Apr 2025, 4 Apr 2025
  • 2025-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 22 awards · see the list ↓
Bids received 31 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
Contracts signed 2latest 15 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Specialist Alcohol and Drug Services (Adults).1 award
Change, Grow, Live1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2035Extensions: The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier for Lot 1: Specialist Alcohol & Drug Services (Adults) and Lot 2: Young People's (11-25) Drug & Alcohol Support, Intervention & Wellbeing Service with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in total.£42,603,99318 Sept 2025Awarded
Lot 2 · Young People's (11-25) Drug and Alcohol Support, Intervention and Wellbeing Service.1 award
Aquarius Action ProjectsSMEVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2035Extensions: The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier for Lot 1: Specialist Alcohol & Drug Services (Adults) and Lot 2: Young People's (11-25) Drug & Alcohol Support, Intervention & Wellbeing Service with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in total.£3,980,68218 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Change, Grow, Live

    Signed
    15 Jun 2026
    Value
    £42,603,993
    Period
    15 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier for Lot 1: Specialist Alcohol & Drug Services (Adults) and Lot 2: Young People's (11-25) Drug & Alcohol Support, Intervention & Wellbeing Service with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in total

  • Contract 2 · Aquarius Action ProjectsSMEVCSE

    Signed
    22 Jan 2026
    Value
    £3,980,682
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier for Lot 1: Specialist Alcohol & Drug Services (Adults) and Lot 2: Young People's (11-25) Drug & Alcohol Support, Intervention & Wellbeing Service with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in tota

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Specialist Alcohol and Drug Services (Adults).3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one03—
2 · Young People's (11-25) Drug and Alcohol Support, Intervention and Wellbeing Service.1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one11—

Who bid

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

North Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQCM-5634-HGCN The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, East Midlands, NN17 1QGContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded
  • AQUARIUS ACTION PROJECTSFramework contractorGB-COH: 02427100GB-PPON: PGTN-1583-ZNBZ 236 Bristol Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 7SLContact email
  • CHANGE, GROW, LIVEFramework contractorGB-CHC: 1079327GB-COH: 03861209 North Suite, First Floor, 1 Jubilee Street, Brighton, South East, BN1 1GEContact email
  • TURNING POINTBidder / tendererGB-COH: 00793558GB-PPON: PCZP-6448-WCGM America House, London, London, EC3N 2LU
  • VIA COMMUNITY LTDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 02807934GB-PPON: PTJW-1984-PLHH Passmores House, Harlow, East of England, CM18 6YL

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPlease visit the North Northamptonshire Council e-Procurement Portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home) to apply for this opportunity and to access the documentation.

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