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Published 16 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Substance Use Outreach Service for 16 to 25-year-olds

Official notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire (Police & fire)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£450,000≈ £225k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 May 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Invitation to Tender is being issued by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire (the “Contracting Authority”), who is acting as the Lead Contracting Body for this procurement. The Contracting Authority is seeking to award a Contract for the provision of a Substance Use Outreach Service for young people aged 16 to 25 in partnership with Derbyshire County Council’s Public Health Service.

CPV: Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Welfare services for children and young people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £450,000 exc. VAT · £540,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option for the customer to extend for 1 x 12 month period

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Total Quality is 80%, made up of: Business Requirements - 50% Presentation - 20% Social Value - 10%
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Last source update
16 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Authority reference
DP1055
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034842
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Guidance and counselling servicesHealth and social work servicesSocial work and related servicesWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06847f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Apr 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published189 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
  2. Clarification questions by163 days ago
    12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline155 days ago
    20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts22 days ago
    1 Oct 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZLQ-6388-PQDJ Derbyshire Constabulary Headquarters, Butterley Hall, Ripley, East Midlands, DE5 3RSContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender