Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham City Council
Council House, 1 Victoria Square
Birmingham
B1 1BB
UK
Contact person: Commercial and Procurement Services
E-mail: etendering@birmingham.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.birmingham.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
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
Birmingham Adult Drug and Alcohol Service
Reference number: P2302
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Birmingham City Council Adult Drug and Alcohol Service provides a specialist treatment and recovery service. The Council has followed The Direct Award Process C for the award of this contract. This process has been undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
64 287 726.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
83 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Service is focused on helping individuals overcome substance dependency and reducing the negative impact of substance misuse on families, communities, and society. It is guided by a locally informed, person-centred approach that ensures support is tailored to individual circumstances. This enables people to progress through their treatment and recovery journey while addressing vulnerabilities, safeguarding concerns, and managing risk appropriately.
Birmingham City Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award C (under PSR) for the period 1st October 2025 - 30th September 2029 (2+2 years) with a value of between £64,287,726 and a maximum of £83,000,000. The value is expressed as a range to express the Core Contract plus the potential grant funding element from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). The maximum potential contract value will be £83,000,000 over the 4-year period. All spend will go through Internal the spend control approval process.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100%
Price
/ Weighting:
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
With the option to extend for a further 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
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
On the 23rd July 2024, Cabinet delegated approval of the Commissioning/Procurement Strategy and Contract Award for the future service provision for the Adults Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service post 30th September 2025 to the Director of Public Health, in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care. Addictions Team leads held internal challenge meetings on the Procurement approach and strategy, ensuring robustness challenge from colleagues external to the department. On the 31st January 2025, the Chief Officer report was published approving the Procurement approach.
Decision Making for the approval of Direct Award (Process C) in relation to Birmingham City's Drug & Alcohol Service was approved by Director of Public Health in conjunction with the Director of Commercial & Procurement (or their delegate) Executive Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer (or their delegate) and the Director of Legal & Monitoring Officer (or their delegate). Final approval was gained on 9th September 2025.
Commissioners involved this re-procurment from designing to contract award were asked to declare any known conflicts of interest before participating in re-commissioning activity or making any recommendations. No conflicts of interest were identified among individuals involved in making the decision in relation to this service.
The Council has carefully considered all Key Criteria in its decision to award this contract.
To build confidence in the Provider's ability to deliver the service effectively against the Key Criteria, the Council adopted a two-stage evaluation process: Initial submission review, followed by Structured feedback, enabling the Provider to demonstrate quality and ongoing alignment with the Council's strategic priorities. This approach ensured a robust, transparent, and outcome-focused process, supporting the delivery of high-quality, inclusive, and sustainable services for the community. In recognition of emerging needs and priority areas the Council incorporated additional evaluation criteria to ensure the service remains relevant and responsive to local health challenges.
As part of the Direct Award C process, evaluation has also included an assessment of the Provider's performance against the UK Government's Quality Commissioning Standards for Alcohol and Drug Services https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-quality-standard-alcohol-and-drug-services. These standards serve as a benchmark for ensuring quality, safety, and effectiveness in service delivery.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: P2302
Title: Birmingham Adult Drug and Alcohol Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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
Change, Grow, Live Services Limited
6228752
North Suite, First Floor, 1 Jubilee Street
Brighton
BN1 1GE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
64 287 726.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
83 000 000.00
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 midnight on 19th September 2025. Written representations should be sent to cps@birmingham.gov.uk
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Birmingham City Council
Council House, 1 Victoria Square
Birmingham
B1 1BB
UK
E-mail: etendering@birmingham.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/09/2025