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# Substance Misuse Carer Support Service in Blyth Northumberland and Rural Provision

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/substance-misuse-carer-support-service-in-blyth-northumberland-and-rural-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb22). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northumberland County Council: "Substance Misuse Carer Support Service in Blyth Northumberland and Rural Provision". Published status: complete. Published Value: £222,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northumberland County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-nhs-104)
- **Published Value:** £222,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £220,298 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/substance-misuse-carer-support-service-in-blyth-northumberland-and-rural-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb22#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05fb22`

## Before you bid
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- **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/substance-misuse-carer-support-service-in-blyth-northumberland-and-rural-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb22#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen-uk.org%2Fopportunities%2Foverview%2Fpublic%2Fe894795b-915d-4e3f-986e-dcb592da7db7)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/substance-misuse-carer-support-service-in-blyth-northumberland-and-rural-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb22#participate

## Description
Northumberland County Council wishes to commission a provider to increase service provision within Blyth and rural areas of Northumberland to:
• Provide in-reach support into Northumberland County Council's commissioned Drug and Alcohol Service for Adults in Northumberland.
• Support and encourage families of service users within the treatment system seek carers support.
• Help address the issues raised by the Improving Croft and Cowpen Quay Partnership and sub-group with a focus on supporting hard to reach families in the community.
• Increase engagement of families and utilise CRAFT programme with the aim of increasing resistant drug and alcohol
• Support the families of service users within the Recovery Centre to help maintain engagement and progress.
• Develop partnership approaches for people in treatment and accessing carer services.
• Offer physical health and activity programmes to increase the health and wellbeing of service users.
• Deliver Wellbeing Workshops and accredited training courses to Carers and Family Champions but also to Substance Users who are progressing well in their recovery journey and workers from other community agencies.
• Work with carers and families in rural areas of Northumberland who are struggling to travel and access support. This would involve making links with health services and support to access wider services, such as range of health services, public and statutory sector and the wider support available in the voluntary, community sector (VCS), faith-based organisations, housing providers, treatment services (substance) and emergency food provision.
• Provide support to 'hidden or invisible' families, children and young people whose lives are affected through the drug/alcohol misuse of loved ones.
• Via training offered to service users enable them to improve health and wellbeing and fulfil their potential by working to address issues at the earliest possible stage and provide service users with options to progress by increasing social and economic inclusion, through volunteering, and pathways to employability.
• Build capacity in communities to address local issues by offering accredited training, soft skill development and wellbeing support.
• Work with marginalised/overlooked children and young people providing support and a pathway to improving their mental health and to assist with realising their potential by developing resilience, confidence, self-esteem, and independence. The Provider will work with referral partners, to target children and young people aged from 8 - 18 years.
• Increase number of service users accessing CRAFT and ACES in rural areas.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £222,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2028

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

  - Supplier(s): **ESCAPE FAMILY SUPPORT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151530`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** AGREEMENT FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE CARER SUPPORT SERVICE - SERVICE PROVISION IN BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND AND RURAL PROVISION (active)
  - Signed Value: £220,298
  - Signed Date: 03/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085225-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-11T13:46:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T06:54:38.128Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05fb22