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# Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/psychosocial-alcohol-intervention-and-recovery-service-pairs-ocds-h6vhtk-0495ce). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £6,501,565. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** £6,501,565 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Metal, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,598,190 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/psychosocial-alcohol-intervention-and-recovery-service-pairs-ocds-h6vhtk-0495ce#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0495ce`

## 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/psychosocial-alcohol-intervention-and-recovery-service-pairs-ocds-h6vhtk-0495ce#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/psychosocial-alcohol-intervention-and-recovery-service-pairs-ocds-h6vhtk-0495ce#participate

## Description
Essex County Council is re-commissioning the Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS). This is a notice for intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process, with approximate lifetime value of £4,643,975.
This is an existing service which will be re-commissioned between 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2030.
The Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS) has been delivered in Essex since 2019. The aim of the Service is to provide community based psychosocial interventions for those individuals with alcohol misuse issues, ensuring the service is safe and appropriate and in line with current local and national guidelines. The provider will work with service users to help them achieve their personal recovery goals and outcomes. The service will also provide direct support and expertise within various acute hospital sites, working jointly with the alcohol liaison nurses to engage with and support those admitted to hospital with alcohol related problems, or where alcohol has been identified as a problem once admitted.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2025 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 002622-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Open Road Solutions, The Children’s Society (Services) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-08417728`, `GB-COH-4545124`
  - Value: £4,598,190 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 002622-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,598,190
  - Signed Date: 24/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013746-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-08T14:43:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:51:55.138Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0495ce