Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Borough Council
Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road
South Shields
NE332RL
UK
Contact person: Karen Dixon
Telephone: +44 1914244052
E-mail: karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Integrated Substance Misuse Service
Reference number: S6797
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract is being awarded under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C and is for an integrated substance misuse service and the integrated delivery model includes the following elements:
• Integrated treatment with comprehensive initial assessment
• Available to all residents 18 and over
• Clinical team
• Harm reduction service including testing for Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) and needle exchange
• Criminal Justice Workers
• Specialist alcohol and drug nurses and recovery workers
• Personalised care with tailored treatment options
• Detox services, including inpatient and community and residential rehabilitation
• Integration with primary care and acute trusts including Alcohol Care Teams and Mental Health services
• Open access appointment service
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
21 600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
Main site or place of performance:
Borough of South Tyneside
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A fully integrated substance misuse service
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract period is 5 years, with the option to extend by 1 period of 2 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The contract is for a core substance misuse service. However there are a number of additional services also built into the contract that are subject to central government grants, and these are:
- Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment & Recovery Grant (SSMTRG)
- Individual Placement & Support (IPS)
- Changing Futures
- Health Inequalities
Grant funding for 25/26 and future years for the above additional services is unclear, therefore the contract value is indicative. Should the above grants change or different grant funding is received for the delivery of substance misuse services then this will also be built into this contract.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This procurement commenced January 2025 and is being undertaken via the Provider Selection Regime 2023 and is therefore not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Waythrough
1820492
Inspiration House, Unit 22 Bowburn North Industrial Estate
Durham
DH6 5PF
UK
E-mail: Amy.Levy@waythrough.org.uk
NUTS: UKC14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 21 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 1 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to Karen Dixon, Senior Category Manager, karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk.
The decision for this award was made by Members of the Cabinet for South Tyneside Council.
No conflicts of interest were declared by decision makers.
The key criteria used to determine that the incumbent supplier delivered the existing contract to a satisfactory standard and was likely to continue to deliver the contract to a satisfactory standard were:
- Quality and Innovation
- Value
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
- Improving access, reducing inequalities and facilitating choice
- Social value
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
South Tyneside Council
South Tyneside
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/03/2025