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Contract Notice

Substance Use Service - Core Drug and alcohol service and inpatient detoxification

  • First published: 03 July 2026
  • Last modified: 03 July 2026
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-06c2a9
Published by:
Brighton and Hove City Council
Authority ID:
AA41845
Publication date:
03 July 2026
Deadline date:
14 August 2026
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) is commissioning an integrated drug and alcohol treatment system aligned to national policy, including the UK Drug Strategy (2021), Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) guidance, Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), and National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) requirements.

This is an invitation to tender.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Brighton and Hove City Council

Hove Town Hall, Norton Road

Hove

BN33BQ

UK

E-mail: procurement@brighton-hove.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ21

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/seshared/home

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/seshared/home


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/seshared/home


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Substance Use Service - Core Drug and alcohol service and inpatient detoxification

Reference number: BHCC-039111

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85100000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) is commissioning an integrated drug and alcohol treatment system aligned to national policy, including the UK Drug Strategy (2021), Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) guidance, Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), and National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) requirements.

This is an invitation to tender.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 51 450 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85111400

85149000

85312500

85323000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ21

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The required services will be fully integrated, this means the provider will deliver services that a range of clinical, psychosocial, inpatient and recovery support interventions. This includes the management of accessing and the pathway into inpatient detoxification. The primary function of the inpatient provision will be to offer flexible short stay for substance dependent service users, providing medically supervised prescribing, intensive assessment, care and treatment with brief intervention therapy to those service users who require stabilisation, reduction or detoxification from harmful substances.

In BHCC we want everyone to have the best possible life, we want everyone to be included, and no-one should be left behind. This will be achieved by ensuring commissioned services are recovery focussed, work at the centre of communities and can engage with all residents who need support. This specification sets out the requirements for services in line with a recovery focused drug, alcohol and inpatient treatment system and details the objectives and interventions to address drug and alcohol related needs.

BHCC wishes to build on the current adult drug and alcohol service which will enable a whole system and preventative approach, subsequently increasing the number of people aspiring to recovery from dependence. This will be achieved by providing individual support and treatment packages of care reducing the harm caused by addiction and dependence, to enable this to happen the provider will work in a treatment system that includes primary care, secondary, tertiary and criminal justice agencies working together to reduce harms and increase recovery.

Potential Providers were invited to a Market Warming Event in March 2026 through a Preliminary Market Engagement notice published on Find A Tender. The intention of the event was to share with the market the Council's strategic vision and priorities for the service. Information gathered from this market event supported and informed the tender documentation.

This contract is for 5 years with optional extension options of an additional 2 years (Total contract term of 7 years)

The total estimated contract value indicated in this notice is for the full 7 year contract term.

This contract is being funded via a Public Health grant. The declared acceptable annual contract price range is between £7,100,000 and £7,350,000.

The declared acceptable contract price range for the initial 5 year term is between £35,500,000 and £36,750,000.

The Pricing Schedule will be reviewed for compliance with the declared acceptable contract ranges.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 1 / Weighting: 35

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 3 / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 4 / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 5 / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion: Key Criteria 2 / Weighting: 20

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 84

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

This contract is for 5 years with optional extension options of an additional 2 years (Total contract term of 7 years)

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Please see Basic Selection Criteria Questionnaire included in the tender documents.


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Please see Basic Selection Criteria Questionnaire included in the tender documents.

Bidders are required to complete and return Schedule 6 BSC Part 3 Service Specific Criteria as part of the bid submission which includes questions on Mobilisation Plan and Building.


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 14/08/2026

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 14/08/2026

Local time: 13:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.

Potential Bidder can access the tender documentation (including instructions on how to submit bids, what information should be included in the bid, the contract award criteria [including relative importance of the key criteria] and how the contract award criteria will be assessed) and submit bids electronically through link: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/seshared/home

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

02/07/2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85323000 Community health services Social services
85100000 Health services Health and social work services
85149000 Pharmacy services Miscellaneous health services
85111400 Rehabilitation hospital services Hospital services
85312500 Rehabilitation services Social work services without accommodation

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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