Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR12DH
UK
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.norfolk.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
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Grant
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This is an award under Direct Award Process A as set out in the Regulations.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is providing a total of £310 million in additional targeted grants to local authorities in 2025 to 2026. The purpose of the funding is to improve treatment and recovery outcomes in line with the recommendations from Dame Carol Black's independent review. As part of this funding, Norfolk has been allocated a total of £3,974,294.00.
The 2025 to 2026 grant consists of a number of previous drug & alcohol related treatment and recovery grants, which have been consolidated into a single drug and alcohol treatment and recovery improvement grant (DATRIG).
In line with the terms of the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery improvement grant, Norfolk County Council are proposing to award the Norfolk commissioned drug and alcohol treatment provider Change Grow Live £1,816,493. The purpose of the funding is to incrementally add to the existing infrastructure of the drug and alcohol treatment and Recovery service funded by the Norfolk public health grant. To award to an external provider would result in the need for unnecessary duplication, resulting in a disjointed treatment system and poorer outcomes for Norfolk.
The date for award is 01/04/25 until 31/03/26.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 816 492.40
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH15
UKH16
UKH17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is providing a total of £310 million in additional targeted grants to local authorities in 2025 to 2026. The purpose of the funding is to improve treatment and recovery outcomes in line with the recommendations from Dame Carol Black's independent review. As part of this funding, Norfolk has been allocated a total of £3,974,294.00.
The 2025 to 2026 grant consists of a number of previous drug & alcohol related treatment and recovery grants, which have been consolidated into a single drug and alcohol treatment and recovery improvement grant (DATRIG).
In line with the terms of the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery improvement grant, Norfolk County Council are proposing to award the commissioned drug and alcohol treatment provider Change Grow Live £1,816,493. The purpose of the funding is to incrementally add to the existing infrastructure of the drug and alcohol treatment and Recovery service funded by the Norfolk public health grant. To award to an external provider would result in the need for unnecessary duplication, resulting in a disjointed treatment system and poorer outcomes for Norfolk.
The date for award is 01/04/25 until 31/03/26.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
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 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:
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
The award of the contract without prior publication in the Find a Tender service is lawful because it is being awarded as a Direct Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The justification being that:
a) The service is an existing service provided by an existing provider.
b) The Authority is satisfied that this service can only be provided by Change Grow Live as this provider has the main drug and alcohol treatment contract for adults in Norfolk. Awarding an external provider would result in the need for unnecessary duplication of infrastructure, resulting in a dilution of resources and a disjointed treatment system.
c) The service is not a framework and this is not a call-off from a framework.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
30/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Change Grow Live
1079327
Norwich
NR1 1DL
UK
NUTS: UKH15
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 816 492.40
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The award decision-makers are:
Peter Taylor - Assistant Director, Public Health Commissioning
Sarah Hardy - Head of Complex Transactions & Sourcing
There are no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/05/2025