Published date: 15 May 2018

Last edited date: 15 May 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 6 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£1,575,000

Procurement reference

SEFT001-DN264174-37254496

Published date

15 May 2018

Closing date

6 June 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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

Patterns of substance misuse among young people are changing, both in terms of reported prevalence and complexity of the problems faced by the young people who use services. While recent years have seen a decline in the number of young people recorded as entering specialist substance misuse services, substance misuse continues to be ranked as one of the five major challenges that young people face today with cannabis and alcohol remaining the most commonly reported substances for under 18 year olds with problematic use.

Substance misuse is seldom an isolated issue for young people. It affects their health and wellbeing, their education, their family, their security and their future. Substance misuse is closely linked to a number of risky behaviours, including risky sexual activity and multiple risk behaviours and vulnerabilities often associated with adolescence.

Building resilience within an asset-based age appropriate model of Young People and Family substance misuse service delivery is central to enabling young people to develop the confidence and social capital that are protective factors against vulnerability to substance use and involvement in criminal activity.

Evidence suggests that specialist substance misuse interventions contribute to improved health and wellbeing, educational attendance and achievement, reductions in the numbers of young people not in education, employment or training and reduced risk taking behaviour, such as offending, smoking and unprotected sex.

The lives of young people can be improved when their families (many of whom have complex needs themselves) are offered support and awareness of the negative affects their substance misuse while involving family members in treatment can improve positive outcomes and sustained behaviour change for young people and their families.

Award information

Awarded date

18 July 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

1 April 2020

Total value of contract

£864,095

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Addaction

Address

EC1M 6PU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Stuart Bate

Address

7th Floor Merton House
Stanley Road
Bootle
L20 3UU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1519344288

Email

stuart.bate@sefton.gov.uk

Website

http://www.sefton.gov.uk/