Published date: 7 June 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 21 July 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£17,200,000 to £30,000,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCC001-DN526614-37305934

Published date

7 June 2021

Closing date

21 July 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council are procuring a new Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment service.

The Councils are also working in partnership with the Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire and the National Probation Service - East Midlands, who will provide funding via the Contract to meet specific elements within the service.

The aim of this Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment service will be to deliver a trauma informed treatment service for young persons, young adults and adults within Leicestershire and Rutland who are experiencing problematic substance misuse. The service should take a recovery-based approach as well as a whole family approach with the aim of reducing harms and supporting recovery thereby improving overall health, wellbeing and safety.

The Service will be an open access service for all residents of Leicestershire (excluding Leicester City) and Rutland who are seeking support for their substance misuse and will include:
• Community based drug and alcohol services for young people, young adults and adults
• Support for children and young people whose parents are misusing substances
• Blood borne virus testing and vaccination
• Harm reduction services e.g. needle and syringe programmes
• Supervised consumption services
• Inpatient detoxification services
• Residential rehabilitation placements (for Leicestershire residents only)
• Training and development of the wider workforce
• Criminal justice substance misuse services

In order to express an interest in this opportunity, obtain the Invitation to Tender documents and request further information, please see details below and please ensure you refer to instructions and guidance available:
(a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org
(b) If not already registered, register your company by selecting the 'Register' box on the top
of the home page;
(c) Once registered, visit the home page select View Opportunities' then 'Search Latest
Opportunities', from the 'Organisation' drop down box select 'Leicestershire County
Council', click search (options) and select the appropriate opportunity 'Substance Misuse Treatment Services (Leicestershire and Rutland)';
(d) Express an interest by selecting the 'Register Interest' box. You will receive a email
confirming your expression of interest;
(e) Once fully registered, you should download all of the ITT documents from the website.

You will receive email notifications regarding your expression of interest or other important
actions on the system. Email alerts may be blocked by your SPAM filter. Please ensure that
emails from the domain "@due-north.com" are excluded from the SPAM filter "blocked
addresses".

Please note that a virtual Bidder's Event will be held on 21 June 2021. Please see the Invitation to Tender Document 1 for further details, including how to register.


About the buyer

Contact name

Louis Blake

Address

County Hall
Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
United Kingdom

Email

Louis.Blake@leics.gov.uk

Website

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html