Pan London Substance Use Programme - London Inpatient Detoxification and Stabilisation (IPD)

The City of London Corporation (the Contracting Authority ), as the Lead Commissioner, and Accountable Body, is seeking to commission Provider organisations with demonstrable experience in delivering complex health and social care services to deliver Inpatient Detoxification and Stabilisation (IPD) beds. This model will support both London residents and individuals who are sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough.

Building on the existing Pan-London Substance Misuse Programme, the Provider/s will help realise the City’s ambition to:

• Establish long-term, sustainable, and geographically dispersed IPD provision that effectively meets diverse and complex client needs; and
• Deliver equitable, pan London access to IPD beds for all London Local Authorities.

This initiative represents a significant opportunity to collaborate with partners across London to transform the delivery model for Inpatient Detoxification and Stabilisation (IPD) service. The aim is to create accessible, inclusive and responsive IPD delivery that supports health inclusion groups and contributes meaningfully to reducing health inequalities across the capital. The IPD provision will deliver a broad range of care to meet diverse and complex client needs.

A key feature of the IPD service will be the strategic distribution of IPD bedspaces to support equitable access with a particular emphasis on increasing availability within London and surrounding region of M25

The model will encompass:

• Specialist inpatient medically assisted withdrawal beds
• Residential medically assisted withdrawal beds.

To provide the required stability and guaranteed access, block booking of a proportion of IPD bed capacity will be essential.[JG3.1]

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention-to-award notice under the Competitive Process for the purposes of Regulation 11 (9) of the PSR . The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 as amended by Regulation 28 of the Procurement Act 2023 ( Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025.

The publication of this notice marks the start of the 8 working day mandatory standstill period. which will be introduced the day after this notice is published. Written representations by providers must be made to decision makers before midnight on the 6th October 2026 . The contract has not yet formally been awarded. This notice serves as an intention to award to the chosen provider under the Competitive Process of the PSR.

Approval has been obtained in accordance with the Contracting Authority's own internal governance to award the contract to the chosen provider via the Competitive Process of the PSR.

The decision-makers reasons for selecting the chosen provider were identified via a full competitive tender process of the PSR through assessing the bidders’ responses to the Technical/Responsible Procurement key criteria which was set out on the ITT documentation. Following moderation of bids, the chosen provider achieved the highest overall score.

In accordance with Regulation 21 of the PSR, any potential conflicts of interest have been considered, there are no conflicts of interest to declare. Where any conflicts of interest may arise during the contract the Contracting Authority will manage any conflicts in accordance with the Contracting Authority's own internal governance.