Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Specialist Adult Substance Use Treatment Service 2027
Authority: North Somerset Council (Local council)
This notice is for the award of a Substance Use Treatment Service under Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. This contract will replace the existing contract that expires on 31/03/2027. The current service is a single provider model providing a combined drug and alcohol service predominately for adults, with where required, advice and prescribing for young people alongside the Council's Substance Advise Service (SAS). The new contract will commence on 1 April 2027, for a period of 5 years (60 months), with the option to extend for a further 2 years (24 months), depending on performance and the availability of funding.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is for the award of a Substance Use Treatment Service under Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.
This contract will replace the existing contract that expires on 31/03/2027.
CPV: Health and social work services · Rehabilitation services
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single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Authority intends to award a contract for the Service to the existing provider…Awarded
The Authority intends to award a contract for the Service to the existing provider pursuant to Direct Award Process C under Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 ("PSR").
This is a notice under Regulation 9 (3) of the Authority's intention to award the contract for the Service as described below to the existing provider.
North Somerset Council currently holds a contract with We Are With You (With you) to provide treatment and support for individuals affected by drugs and alcohol.
The current service is a single provider model providing a combined drug and alcohol service predominately for adults, with where required, advice and prescribing for young people alongside the Council's Substance Advise Service (SAS). A broad range of interventions are available including; advice and information, needle and syringe provision, blood borne virus (BBV) testing and vaccinations, naloxone provision including a peer led delivery service, one to one psychosocial interventions, a range of group programmes, prescribing for opiate substitution therapy and alcohol withdrawal and stabilisation, community detoxification, mental health support, and access to medically assisted and managed detoxification and residential treatment.
The service performs well and exceeds many of the government ambitions including achieving a 17.5% increase in overall numbers in treatment over the last 4-years (44% increase in alcohol numbers and 27% increase in those using non-opiates). This is whilst maintaining an above national average for individuals making substantial progress in treatment. With You generally exceed national averages for engaging people in treatment within 3 weeks of leaving prison. Where engagement fluctuates and to address and alleviate issues With You's criminal justice team have developed a close working relationship with Prison and Probation services, including HMP Bristol.
The new contract will commence on 1 April 2027, for a period of 5 years (60 months), with the option to extend for a further 2 years (24 months), depending on performance and the availability of funding.
Current ring fenced funding is set to 31/3/28 at £2.2m per year, £15,400,000 in total over 7 years.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| We Are With You | £15,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 105578-2026-NSC-0822-26-1 · We Are With You
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2026
- Value
- £15,400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Nov 2026, 10:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Nov 2026, 10:51 GMT
- Authority reference
NSC-0822-26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105578- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 18 November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 18 November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations may be sent to: [email protected] Decision makers: Director and officers of the Healthy & Sustainable Communities directorate No Conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified In its decision-making, the Council considered the following key criteria in its assessment: - Quality and Innovation (25%) - Value (5%) - Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability (25%) - Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice (35%) - Social Value (10%) In its assessment against the Key Criteria, the decision-makers conducted a review of the service provided under the current contract, including performance against KPIs, as well as written submissions from the existing provider regarding the future contract. Based on the assessment, the decision makers concluded the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- We Are With YouAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.