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

Health

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

03/11/2026

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

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: : 49 839 993.00  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 the relevant authority by 13th November 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 Procurement@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Award decision-makers: Director of Public Health and Corporate Director - Families, Children and Wellbeing

Conflict of interests: No conflict of interests or potential conflict of interests were identified throughout the procurement process.

Relative importance of key criteria:

The below statement explains the relative importance of the key criteria that was used to make the decision, alongside the rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria. The provider that the Council intends to award the contract to is the highest scoring bidder against the published key criteria.

Criterion 1 is awarded the greatest weighting (35%) to ensure that the service delivers high-quality, safe, effective, evidence-based treatment and recovery support that improves outcomes for individuals affected by substance use. The service must provide a comprehensive range of interventions, including harm reduction, treatment, recovery support, and safeguarding, whilst maintaining a strong focus on service user experience, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Brighton & Hove experiences significant levels of substance-related harm, including drug and alcohol dependency, drug-related deaths, alcohol-related hospital admissions, and associated health and social inequalities. Substance use disproportionately affects people experiencing deprivation, homelessness, mental ill-health, involvement with the criminal justice system, and other forms of disadvantage. To address these challenges, Criterion 4 quality and innovation has been awarded the weighting of (15%).

The successful delivery of substance use treatment and recovery services relies upon effective partnership working across a complex system of health, social care, housing, criminal justice, and voluntary and community sector organisations. Integrated working is essential to improve outcomes, support recovery, reduce harm, and ensure continuity of care. Criterion 3, integration, collaboration and service sustainability, is therefore assigned a weighting of 20%.

Criterion 2, value, is assigned a weighting of 20% on the basis that the service model specified represents good value for money and supports the efficient use of public resources through the delivery of evidence-based interventions that reduce wider system costs associated with healthcare utilisation, homelessness, safeguarding, and criminal justice involvement.

A weighting of 10% is assigned to Criterion 5, social value, to ensure due regard is given to opportunities to improve economic, social, and environmental wellbeing through the delivery of the contract, including supporting local employment, workforce development, community resilience, and environmental sustainability.

Criterion 1: Quality and Innovation

Weight: 35%

Rationale for weighting

A service that consistently delivers safe, effective, person-centred, and evidence-based substance use treatment and recovery support is essential. The service must operate in accordance with national guidance, clinical standards, and best practice, achieving positive outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.

The service must provide a comprehensive range of interventions, including assessment, harm reduction, psychosocial interventions, prescribing and recovery support, whilst ensuring strong safeguarding arrangements and effective risk management. The service should be accessible, responsive to service user needs, and positively regarded by people accessing support.

The provider will demonstrate innovation in the delivery of treatment and recovery services, using evidence-based approaches to improve engagement, retention, recovery outcomes, and the prevention of drug- and alcohol-related harm.

Criterion 2: Value

Weight: 20%

Rationale for weighting

Delivery of the specified service represents cost-effective use of public resources. Effective substance use treatment and recovery services reduce demand on healthcare, social care, housing, criminal justice, and other public services by preventing escalation of need and supporting sustained recovery.

The service requires appropriately qualified and experienced clinical and non-clinical staff to deliver safe and effective interventions. Workforce costs constitute a significant proportion of overall expenditure and are largely determined by nationally recognised pay frameworks and professional requirements. This reduces the risk of poor value for money whilst ensuring that service quality and safety are maintained.

The provider must demonstrate efficient use of resources and the ability to maximise outcomes within the available budget.

Criterion 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability

Weight: 20%

Rationale for weighting

National policy and evidence highlight the importance of integrated, whole-system approaches to substance use treatment and recovery.

The service must work in close collaboration with a wide range of partners, including primary care, acute and mental health services, housing providers, criminal justice agencies, social care, safeguarding services, employment and skills providers, and voluntary and community sector organisations.

Effective integration is essential to ensure coordinated pathways of care, support individuals with multiple and complex needs, and improve outcomes across the wider system. The service must also contribute to the long-term sustainability of the local treatment and recovery system through workforce development, partnership working, and continuous service improvement.

Criterion 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice

Weight: 15%

Rationale for weighting

Substance-related harm is not distributed equally across the population and is strongly associated with deprivation, social exclusion, trauma, poor mental health, homelessness, and other forms of disadvantage.

The service must provide equitable and timely access to treatment and recovery support for all residents who need it, including those who experience the greatest barriers to accessing services. Particular attention should be given to underserved groups, including people experiencing homelessness, individuals involved in the criminal justice system, people with co-occurring mental health needs, minority ethnic communities, women, young adults transitioning into adult services, and people with protected characteristics.

The service should offer flexible and accessible models of delivery, enabling individuals to access support in ways that best meet their needs and preferences. The provider must actively work to reduce inequalities in access, engagement, and outcomes, and develop strong partnerships with community organisations to improve reach and support underserved populations.

Criterion 5: Social Value

Weight: 10%

Rationale for weighting

The provider should contribute positively to the economic, social, and environmental wellbeing of Brighton & Hove through the delivery of the contract.

This includes supporting local employment and skills development, creating opportunities for people with lived experience to participate in service delivery and workforce development, strengthening community capacity, and promoting volunteering and peer support.

The delivery of high-quality employment opportunities, workforce wellbeing initiatives, and community-based recovery support networks will contribute significant social value alongside the core objectives of the service.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

03/11/2026