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# Provision of a Medway Adult Substance Treatment, Harm Reduction and Recovery Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-medway-adult-substance-treatment-harm-reduction-and-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0357bc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Medway Council: "Provision of a Medway Adult Substance Treatment, Harm Reduction and Recovery Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £13,823,120. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Sept 2022, 15:30 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Medway Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035)
- **Published Value:** £13,823,120 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 September 2022 at 15:30 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £13,590,500 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0357bc`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-medway-adult-substance-treatment-harm-reduction-and-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0357bc#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-medway-adult-substance-treatment-harm-reduction-and-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0357bc#participate

## Description
Medway Council requires an effective treatment and support service to ensure people who use substances have access to a range of support options (including harm reduction interventions, treatment, psychosocial support, and recovery/wellbeing services). The service will provide access to all, ensuring preventative support and tailored treatment plans to reduce drug and/or alcohol related deaths in Medway. The service will provide trauma-informed treatment and support for people who use substances, which includes illicit drugs, diverted prescribed drugs, alcohol, and new psychoactive substances (such as Spice).
To achieve the best outcomes, Medway Council will require the provider to focus resources on those where substance misuse has the greatest impact on their own lives and the lives of others, especially their families and communities

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Medway Council requires an effective treatment and support service to ensure people who use substances have access to a range of support options (including harm reduction interventions, treatment, psychosocial support, and recovery/wellbeing services...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of a Medway Adult Substance Treatment, Harm Reduction and Recovery Service (active)
  - Award id: `002296-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Forward Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-2560474`
  - Value: £13,590,500 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of a Medway Adult Substance Treatment, Harm Reduction and Recovery Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £13,590,500
  - Signed Date: 05/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002296-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-25T13:43:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:59:48.530Z
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