Official UK procurement notice
Voices in Recovery: A Lived Experience Evaluation of Substance Use Service
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) seeks to commission a Provider to deliver and develop Voices in Recovery (VIR) Alcohol and Drug Use and Recovery Lived Experience Service. The Service is a critical component of the district's response to the national drug strategy, From Harm to Hope, and the recommendations from Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs. VIR will ensure that the voices and involvement of people who have lived experience and living experience of alcohol and/or drug-related harm are essential in informing and shaping treatment and recovery services across the Bradford District.
CPV: Health and social work services · Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality and Innovation: 90%
- Social Value and additional benefits: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality and Innovation
- Social Value and additional benefits
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Nov 2025, 08:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2026, 13:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
CBMC-PTR-213-2025-26- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085891- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc48Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Nov 2025 → 12 Jun 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published354 days ago7 Nov 2025, 08:30 GMT
- Market engagement349 days ago12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Next notice expected333 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published308 days ago23 Dec 2025, 14:47 GMT
- Clarification questions by281 days ago19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline273 days ago27 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by238 days ago3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent232 days ago10 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends221 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026
- Latest notice published137 days ago12 Jun 2026, 13:53 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Nov 2025, 08:30 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Dec 2025, 14:47 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active23 Dec 2025, 14:47 GMT
- Procurement method changed23 Dec 2025, 14:47 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT23 Dec 2025, 14:47 GMT
- Contract award notice published10 Mar 2026, 19:30 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2026, 19:30 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 Jun 2026, 13:53 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 7 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CREATE STRENGTH GROUPVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: This is a 2+1+1 year contract, consisting of an initial 2‑year term with two additional 12‑month extension options, giving a potential total duration of up to 4 years. Any extension of the contract will be conditional upon satisfactory performance and the availability funds | £600,000 | 6 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Voices in Recovery: A Lived Experience Evaluation of Substance Use Service · CREATE STRENGTH GROUPVCSE
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2026
- Value
- £720,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- This is a 2+1+1 year contract, consisting of an initial 2‑year term with two additional 12‑month extension options, giving a potential total duration of up to 4 years. Any extension of the contract will be conditional upon satisfactory performance and the availability funds
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- wonCreate Strength GroupVCSE · Yorkshire and the Humber
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Create Strength GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender