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The Provision of Drugs and Alcohol Counselling and Education at MCTC - UK4

services
Below threshold - open competition
Counselling services
UK
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Official notice
Published value
£68,000
Submission deadline 17 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "The Provision of Drugs and Alcohol Counselling and Education at MCTC - UK4". Published status: active. Published value: £68,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: contracts.mod.uk.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesSERVICES (1 lot)Submission Window
10d 14h left
17 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission Gateway
contracts.mod.uk
Legal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Below threshold - open competitionEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£68,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ministry of Defence
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Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
1.9%Historical Average
Based on 9 comparable awards
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
66.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
British Telecommunications PLCTop vendor: 52% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 245 active published awards; 24 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
British Telecommunications PLC1 win£83,200,000
Rowden Technologies Ltd1 win£20,703,891
Janes Group UK Limited1 win£17,500,000
kpmg LLP1 win£8,100,000
THE COLLEGES' PARTNERSHIP LIMITED1 win£7,238,140
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competition
Procurement categoryservices
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNo
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline3 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesNot published
Published19 Aug 2026, 21:17 BST
Last source update19 Aug 2026, 21:17 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationCounselling services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c948
How to participate
Open submission portal
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline3 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission languagesNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
E-Sourcing Portal
Open portal
Submission instructions
https://contracts.mod.uk
What is being bought
The Ministry of Defence requires a three-year contract, commencing 1 December, for the provision of drugs, alcohol, and anger management counselling and education services at the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC), Colchester. This service aims to support detainees in overcoming substance misuse and related issues through evidence-based one-to-one counselling and group education sessions, delivered year-round during normal working hours.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £68,000
    19 Aug 2026, 21:17 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    19 Aug 2026, 21:17 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    19 Aug 2026, 21:17 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 17 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
    19 Aug 2026, 21:17 BST
  5. Published value updated to £68,800
    13 Jul 2026, 10:54 BST
  6. Status changed to planned
    13 Jul 2026, 10:54 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    13 Jul 2026, 10:54 BST
  8. Buyer information updated
    13 Jul 2026, 10:54 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£68,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period1 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT — 30 Nov 2029, 23:59 GMT
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    13 Jul 2026, 10:54 BST
  2. Procedure published
    19 Aug 2026, 21:17 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    17 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
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Documents (2)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published