Official UK procurement notice
Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse
Authority: London Borough of Lewisham (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is for the Direct Award to existing Tier 4 providers for the Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Provider Selection Regime Process C.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
This notice is placed to set out Lewisham Council's award of contract under the Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.
The total contract value will be £1,400,000 for the duration of the contract. The contract will be for a period of 2 years from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028.
CPV: Health and social work services · Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse contracts provide…Awarded
Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse contracts provide a range of specialist drug and alcohol interventions in addition to detoxification e.g., for those people who may require medical support including mental health, people with physical disabilities, co-morbidity health problems and people with learning difficulties.
The key criteria that was used for selection was:
- Quality and innovation;
- Value;
- Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability;
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice;
- Social Value
This is an award notice under the Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Feb 2026, 14:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2026, 14:14 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013887- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0654ffFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract will be awarded under the PSR Direct Award Process C, which permits a direct award where:
•There is an existing provider of healthcare services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate
•The authority is satisfied that the provider is the only provider that can provide the services
•The type of service means that there is no realistic alternative to existing provider.
Lewisham Council has determined that existing Tier 4 providers for the Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate following PSR Direct Award Process C conditions have been met
Publisher note: This service will be awarded under Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Award decisions have been recommended by the Commissioning officer of addiction and Assistant Director Integrated Commissioning of Prevention, Inclusion with the key decision maker being Mayor and Cabinet. There have been no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest recorded regarding this contract.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Recovery | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| We Are With You | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| PHOENIX HOUSE | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Bosence Farm | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Kairos | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| The Nelson Trust | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Somewhere House | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| STREETSCENE ADDICTION RECOVERY | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| THOMAS | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Western Counselling | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse · Acorn Recovery
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 013887-2026-10-10 · We Are With You
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 013887-2026-11-11 · PHOENIX HOUSE
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse · Bosence Farm
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 013887-2026-3-3 · Kairos
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 013887-2026-4-4 · The Nelson Trust
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 013887-2026-5-5 · Somewhere House
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 013887-2026-6-6 · STREETSCENE ADDICTION RECOVERY
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 013887-2026-7-7 · THOMAS
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 013887-2026-8-8 · Western Counselling
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 013887-2026-9-9
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
11 commercial parties on the notice- Acorn RecoveryAwarded supplier
- Bosence FarmAwarded supplier
- KairosAwarded supplier
- Mount CarmelAwarded supplier
- Phoenix FuturesAwarded supplier
- Somewhere HouseAwarded supplier
- Streetscene Addiction Recovery LtdAwarded supplier
- THOMASAwarded supplier
- The Nelson trustAwarded supplier
- We Are with YouAwarded supplier
- Western CounsellingAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.