Residential Rehabilitation Services

AWARDED CONTRACT Residential rehabilitation service for drugs and alcohol in Brighton and Hove. In brief the service will comprise: •Accommodation and high support for men and women undergoing a medically supervised detox programme of between 6 weeks and 3 months (approximately 6 units of accommodation). Support workers will be on site during office hours until late evening. A 24 hour on-call service will operate out of hours. •Supported housing and a treatment and rehabilitation 'recovery' programme including relapse prevention of between 6 and 9 months (approximately 26 units of accommodation). Support workers will be on site during office hours. A 24 hour on-call service will operate out of hours. •'Move-on' accommodation for clients who have achieved abstinence having completed an appropriate drug/alcohol treatment intervention. A comprehensive programme of re-settlement and aftercare enabling clients to re-integrate back into the community and lead a life free of alcohol, drugs and crime, for a maximum stay of 18 months (approximately 26 units of accommodation). Support workers will be contactable by telephone during office hours Monday - Friday. •The service will be based on the 12-step treatment model integrated with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) •The service will operate a zero tolerance to lapse policy. Any and all clients who use drugs or alcohol whilst in treatment will be evicted. •The service will however adopt a flexible approach to re-engagement following an unplanned discharge. This might include a rapid re-referral into detox/recovery as appropriate. The target start date for the Contract is the 1st of April 2022. This may be adjusted if further competition is required. The Contract will be for a period of three (3) years with an optional extension of a further (2) years. The estimated value listed in this notice is for the entire potential Contract period of five (5) years. Expressions of Interest should identify the specific lot your organisation is expressing an interest in and should be submitted via email to: William.McConchie@brighton-hove.gov.uk

AWARDED CONTRACT Residential rehabilitation service for drugs and alcohol in Brighton and Hove. In brief the service will comprise: •Accommodation and high support for men and women undergoing a medically supervised detox programme or in preparation for longer term residential rehab for up to 3 months dependent on individual needs and progress (approximately 8 units of accommodation). Support workers will be on site 24 hours 7 days per week. •Supported housing and a treatment and rehabilitation 'recovery' programme including relapse prevention of between 6 and 9 months (approximately 8 units of accommodation). Support workers will be on site during office hours and up to mid-evening. A 24 hour on-call service will operate out of hours. •'Move-on' accommodation for clients who have achieved abstinence having completed an appropriate drug/alcohol treatment intervention. A comprehensive programme of re-settlement and aftercare enabling clients to re-integrate back into the community and lead a life free of alcohol, drugs and crime, for a maximum stay of 2 years (approximately 6 units of accommodation). Not all clients continue into move-on accommodation, instead choosing to move to band 3 or independent accommodation and they will be supported to do so. Support workers will be contactable by telephone during office hours Monday - Friday. •The service model will be a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach with therapeutic group work and a written recovery programme. •The service will recognise that part of the cycle of change is the potential to lapse. •The service will adopt a flexible approach to lapse being informed by the context and circumstances of the lapse and of how the client responds to the lapse. •Eviction will remain an option for the service but in the first instance, non-punitive responses such as isolation from peers or a move back to detox support should be considered. The target start date for the Contract is the 1st of April 2022. This may be adjusted if further competition is required. The Contract will be for a period of three (3) years with an optional extension of a further (2) years. The estimated value listed in this notice is for the entire potential Contract period of five (5) years. Expressions of Interest should identify the specific lot your organisation is expressing an interest in and should be submitted via email to: William.McConchie@brighton-hove.gov.uk