Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

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.2) Description

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.2) Administrative information

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

17/03/2026

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 889 932.00  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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 9th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.'

Written representations should be sent to commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk for

the attention of the Head of Procurement and Contracts or by post or by post to Head of Procurement and Contracts, Commercial Procurement Unit, Liverpool City Council, Cunard

Building, Water Street, Liverpool L3 1AH. (It is advised to use a signed for delivery service)

Award decision maker is The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health

There were no declared conflict or potential conflicts of interest in making this decision.

The Relative Importance of the Key Criteria

Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (30%) - Rank 1

The service has a positive shared ambition locally to have an accessible, high quality, effective, person-centred integrated drug and alcohol recovery-oriented system of care. Additionally, a key principle of the service is for service users to have clear access to residential treatment on an equitable basis.

Quality and Innovation (25%) - Rank 2

The service specification is not intended to be prescriptive and as a result is seeking a provider to innovate and drive evidenced based practice, using a local multidisciplinary approach to support clinical decisions about access to residential treatment. There is significant evidence that effective, high-quality drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services play an essential role in preventing harm, improving health, and reducing health inequalities, while also supporting improvements across a range of outcomes for all in society.

Value (20%) - Rank 3

Value for money is a key consideration, given the monetary budget available to deliver a quality service that is fit for purpose and meets the needs of local service users.

Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability (15%) - Rank 4

In 2021 the Government published From Harm to Hope: A 10-year plan to cut crime and save lives. It was the official response to the Independent Reviews of Drugs led by Dame Carol Black and accepted all her key recommendations.

The national strategy acknowledges systemic problems and emphasises the importance of better integrated services to deliver on the priority of becoming a world-class treatment and recovery system. It recommends that local authorities consider the integration of their own commissioned offers, within wider system collaboration, such as mental and physical health and criminal justice pathways. In addition, the strategy announced a new commissioning quality standard, intended to improve transparency and accountability.

Social Value (10%) - Rank 5

Social Value indicators based on supporting growth of responsible regional business and supporting healthier, safer and more resilient communities is part of the objectives of the service, for the provider to facilitate in delivering the contract.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

27/03/2026