Official UK procurement notice
PMCV 029 Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Treatment Services
Authority: Shropshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is issuing this Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender ("ISIT") in connection with the Procurement described in the Tender Notice published on the Central Digital Platform (the “Platform”) with reference number PMCV029 (the “Procurement”).
The Procurement is being run under a two - stage competitive flexible procedure pursuant to section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023 (the “Act”).
Shropshire’s drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service will enable people to achieve and sustain recovery, reduce harm, and improve wellbeing. Through timely, trauma informed and person-centred interventions, it will support adults, young people and their families, and help individuals rebuild healthy, fulfilling lives within their communities. The council will be a commissioner of services rather than a direct deliverer and are undertaking this tender exercise to source the most suitable services to be able to deliver against its vision.
Key Principles
The key principles underpinning this vision are:
Enabling and sustaining recovery
A preventative and harm reduction approach
Improving the health and wellbeing of clients
Support wider family networks
Accessibility
Trauma informed
System-wide approach and partnership working
Financial sustainability
Alignment with national guidelines and strategies
Informed by lived experience
Flexibility in delivery.
The Authority is seeking a Provider or Providers to operate services covered by this procurement opportunity. The Authority requires that the Contract reflects the required operational ethos, and the critical importance of financial viability together with the need to provide treatment and recovery services across the county for those using substances.
The Services to be provided by the Provider/s have been broken down into three different LOTS.
- How the procedure runs: The Authority is issuing this Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender ("ISIT") in connection with the Procurement described in the Tender Notice published on the Central Digital Platform (the “Platform”) with reference number PMCV029 (the “Procurement”). The Procurement is being run under a two - stage competitive flexible procedure pursuant to section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023 (the “Act”). As such, this ISIT provides further details of the Procurement and process for submitting Bids. Under the CFP, the following process stages will apply: PSQ: Given timescales, Bidders will be asked to submit a PSQ and Initial Tender Submission together. The PSQ helps assess a supplier’s suitability, experience, financial standing, and compliance with essential criteria before inviting the supplier to submit a tender. PSQ Evaluation: The PSQs are reviewed and scored. Suppliers who meet the required standards will have their Initial Tenders evaluated. Initial Tender submissions: These are initial formal bids based on the finalised specifications and include pricing and detailed proposals. In preparing their initial bids, tenderers for LOT 1 will be able to visit the sites in the tender portfolio. Initial Tender evaluation: Submitted tenders will be evaluated against predefined criteria such as cost, quality, innovation, and compliance. Scoring is completed by panels, and suppliers are shortlisted. Negotiation to enhance the specification: A negotiation phase is conducted with the shortlisted suppliers to refine and clarify the project requirements. Final Tender submissions: Suppliers are then invited to submit final formal bids based on the finalised specification. This will include pricing and detailed proposals. Final Tender evaluation: Submitted tenders will then be evaluated against predefined criteria such as cost, quality, innovation, and compliance. Scoring is completed by panels. Due Diligence Period: Before awarding the contract, further checks are conducted on the Intended Successful Supplier to validate supplier claims (e.g., financial health, references). Contract Award: The successful Supplier is formally awarded the contract, and the procurement process concludes
CPV: Guidance and counselling services · Guidance services · Health services · Rehabilitation services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£51,474,677 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Treatment ServicesCancelledRenewalPublished value£48,353,813
The Core Services to be provided by the Provider are:
County wide treatment and recovery services for both adults and young people
The management of pharmacological prescribing across the county, including same day rapid prescribing, the service’s own non-medical prescribers, GP Shared Care and pharmacy dispensing, observed consumption coverage and harm reduction interventions including needle and syringe programmes
Support for those rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping who use substances (Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment (RSDAT) Programme)
Support for people in the criminal justice system who use substances
The Authority’s key priorities for the Service:
Support people to overcome substance dependence, complete their treatment successfully and be substance-free or sustain a reduction in use and to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing
Prevent deaths and harm to people who are drug or alcohol dependent
Reduce unmet need across the rate and number of all substance types
Engage with a wide range partner organisation such as primary health services, criminal justice, housing and education to enable joined up delivery of service intervention and support
Delivery through assertive outreach across Shropshire’s Communities
Delivery from and facilities management of service hubs
A person-centred trauma informed approach to delivery
Lot #2Diversionary ActivitiesCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,248,345
The Core Services to be provided by the Provider are:
Diversionary activities for those accessing drug and alcohol recovery services
The Authority’s key priorities for the Service:
These activities should provide a safe, trauma-informed structured alternatives to substance use while supporting individuals to stabilise, build confidence, develop new skills, and experience achievement. The service should aim to increase engagement with drug and alcohol treatment, reduce harm, improve mental and physical wellbeing and strengthen social networks.
Promote connection, purpose and routine
Strengthen pathways into community participation and wider recovery support
Motivational conversations and strength-based coaching, that are consistent and provide opportunities to build connection
Deliver using a person-centred trauma informed approach
Lot #3Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO)CancelledRenewalPublished value£1,872,519
The Core Services to be provided by the Provider are:
The development of a Lived Experience Recovery Organisation for Shropshire County
An independent, peer-led organisation led by people with lived experience of drug and/or alcohol recovery, providing, peer support, recovery support and routes into treatment and wider community assets
The Authority’s key priorities for the Service:
Strengthens recovery-oriented systems of care by embedding lived and living experience in local partnership structures.
Provides accessible peer-led support that complements, but is independent from, structured treatment services that includes a visible, local identity and membership offer
Supports people to initiate, sustain and build recovery, including people not currently engaged in treatment.
Promotes harm reduction, wellbeing, community inclusion and pathways to employment, education, volunteering and family recovery.
Influences local service development through co-production, challenge and feedback.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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 (2)
- Criterion 2: 50%
- Criterion 1: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: %
- Criterion 2: %
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jun 2026, 09:17 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2026, 15:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
PMCV029- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056892- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- How it runs
The Authority is issuing this Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender ("ISIT") in connection with the Procurement described in the Tender Notice published on the Central Digital Platform (the “Platform”) with reference number PMCV029 (the “Procurement”).
The Procurement is being run under a two - stage competitive flexible procedure pursuant to section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023 (the “Act”). As such, this ISIT provides further details of the Procurement and process for submitting Bids.
Under the CFP, the following process stages will apply:
PSQ: Given timescales, Bidders will be asked to submit a PSQ and Initial Tender Submission together. The PSQ helps assess a supplier’s suitability, experience, financial standing, and compliance with essential criteria before inviting the supplier to submit a tender.
PSQ Evaluation: The PSQs are reviewed and scored. Suppliers who meet the required standards will have their Initial Tenders evaluated.
Initial Tender submissions: These are initial formal bids based on the finalised specifications and include pricing and detailed proposals. In preparing their initial bids, tenderers for LOT 1 will be able to visit the sites in the tender portfolio.
Initial Tender evaluation: Submitted tenders will be evaluated against predefined criteria such as cost, quality, innovation, and compliance. Scoring is completed by panels, and suppliers are shortlisted.
Negotiation to enhance the specification: A negotiation phase is conducted with the shortlisted suppliers to refine and clarify the project requirements.
Final Tender submissions: Suppliers are then invited to submit final formal bids based on the finalised specification. This will include pricing and detailed proposals.
Final Tender evaluation: Submitted tenders will then be evaluated against predefined criteria such as cost, quality, innovation, and compliance. Scoring is completed by panels.
Due Diligence Period: Before awarding the contract, further checks are conducted on the Intended Successful Supplier to validate supplier claims (e.g., financial health, references).
Contract Award: The successful Supplier is formally awarded the contract, and the procurement process concludes
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
2.14.The Authority is using a secure hosted electronic bidding system, Delta eSourcing portal.
2.15.Bidders must not approach any member of the Authority or their Advisors in relation to the Procurement or the Procurement Process, other than by using the messaging facility on the Procurement Portal.
2.16.If you have any clarification questions, please submit them via the Delta eSourcing portal, a site run by BIP Solutions and the e-tendering suite of Shropshire Council Procurement. Please ensure your clarification question submission is titled Shropshire Council Procurement of a Leisure Centre Management Contract DMCV024 Further Competition – Clarification Question.
2.17.To log into Delta eSourcing please go to csg.delta-esourcing.com ↗ and log in using your supplied username and password, or to register please click on the appropriate link below: Suppliers: csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/signup.html ↗ Customers: csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/signup.html ↗.
Timeline
17 Jun 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published133 days ago17 Jun 2026, 09:17 BST
- Latest notice published121 days ago29 Jun 2026, 15:13 BST
- Clarification questions by98 days ago22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline98 days ago22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 7 days4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2026- Tender notice published17 Jun 2026, 09:17 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Jun 2026, 10:05 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published29 Jun 2026, 15:13 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled29 Jun 2026, 15:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 29 Jun 2026 | Cancelledfollowing review, to ensure alignment with the Provider Selection Regime |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender