Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Clinical Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service is for the provision of community-based drug and alcohol treatment and recovery for adults and young people.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The service is for the provision of community-based drug and alcohol treatment and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£26,558,172
The service is for the provision of community-based drug and alcohol treatment and recovery for adults and young people, as part of a wider local provider system encompassing harm reduction, lived experience support, non-clinical treatment for young people aged 18-25, inpatient detoxification (IPD) and residential rehabilitation ('rehab').
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Health Care Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023, a competitive process was undertaken.
The approximate value over the duration of the contract (including extensions) is £28,771,353.00.
This is an existing service.
The contract will be awarded to a new provider.
It is anticipated that the contract term will be 1st April 2026 to 30th September 2028 with the option to extend incrementally for a period of 2 + 2 years (subject to contract review and budget availability).
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 (5)
- Quality and Innovation: 20%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 25%
- Value: 20%
- Social Value: 20%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 15%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality and Innovation: 20%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 15%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 25%
- Social Value: 20%
- Value: 20%
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to tender documents.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 1 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Nov 2025, 13:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
Chest ref: DN783126- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075663- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059182Find a Tender
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and 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 midnight 19th November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.' Written representations should be sent to [email protected] The Public Health Management Team were the decision makers. There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice and quality and innovation have been given the highest weighting as they are essential to meet the aims and outcomes for the service. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability, social value and value have been given equal weightings to reflect the importance of working with other providers as part of the drug and alcohol treatment system and ensuring value for money for all aspects of service provision.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Oct 2025, 12:01 BST
Timeline
2 Oct 2025 → 20 Nov 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened385 days ago2 Oct 2025, 12:01 BST
- Submission deadline378 days ago9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published336 days ago20 Nov 2025, 13:18 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Nov 2025, 15:03 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 2 Oct 2025 | 9 Oct 2025 | +7 d |
| — | TextII.2.4 | The service is for the provision of community-based drug and alcohol treatment and recovery for adults and young people, as part of a wider local provider system encompassing harm reduction, lived experience support, non-clinical treatment for young people aged 18-25, inpatient detoxification (IPD) and residential rehabilitation ('rehab'). This notice is an intention to award a contract under the … | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 23 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. S… |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 1 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change, Grow, Live | £28,771,353 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 072109-2025-1 · Change, Grow, Live
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2025
- Value
- £28,771,353
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Change, Grow, LiveAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.