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title: "Provision of Specialist Substance Misuse  Services (Community & Residential)"
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# Provision of Specialist Substance Misuse  Services (Community & Residential)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-specialist-substance-misuse-services-community-residential-ocds-h6vhtk-0395c6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nick Buchanan (WSCC): "Provision of Specialist Substance Misuse  Services (Community & Residential)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £41,300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Nick Buchanan (WSCC)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nick-buchanan-wscc-GB-FTS-85595)
- **Published Value:** £41,300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 February 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Rehabilitation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £5,517,879 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-specialist-substance-misuse-services-community-residential-ocds-h6vhtk-0395c6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0395c6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-specialist-substance-misuse-services-community-residential-ocds-h6vhtk-0395c6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fwestsussex%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-specialist-substance-misuse-services-community-residential-ocds-h6vhtk-0395c6#participate

## Description
West Sussex County Council invites tenders for the provision of a county-wide substance misuse service for both community and residential provision. The Service comprises both an integrated, county wide and all age drug and alcohol service and an inpatient detoxification and residential rehabilitation services for people with higher risk alcohol and/or drug dependencyThe contract will commence on 1 October 2023 for an initial period of 5 years with options to extend by a period or periods not exceeding 2 years (maximum 7 years).  The total contract value will be between £40m and £41.3m over the 7 year period.The Service will be based on an assessment of local need. It will build on an already successful approach to increase the number of people accessing and being maintained in treatment and recovery services, and to reducing  harms caused by drug and alcohol use.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £41,300,000
- **Description:** Please see ITT documentation

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Specialist Substance Misuse Services (Community & Residential) (active)
  - Award id: `017519-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Change Grow Live Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-06228752`
  - Value: £5,517,879 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Specialist Substance Misuse Services (Community & Residential) (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,517,879
  - Signed Date: 25/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017519-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-20T12:05:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:02:40.356Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0395c6