Published date: 1 July 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: 14 July 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£62,500

Procurement reference

MEDWAY001-DN553964-83058895

Published date

1 July 2021

Closing date

14 July 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2021

Contract end date

31 May 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

Medway Council is looking to procure two organisations that work in street-based or supported accommodation settings to recruit part-time outreach coordinators that will deliver assertive outreach with peer mentors and support the existing treatment service outreach team.

The outreach coordinators will support access to treatment for those who misuse drugs, and experience severe and multiple disadvantages (SMD), and recruit peer mentors who have lived and living experience within their networks.

This project will feed into other projects across Medway, to reduce drug-related deaths, improve pathways between services, and increase the number of people with SMD accessing harm reduction interventions and treatment services.

The funding for this project has come from the Public Health England Universal grant for 'Additional drug treatment crime and harm reduction funding'.

The Contract is anticipated to commence on 1st August 2021 and will continue for a period of 10months, unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.


About the buyer

Contact name

Mike Kelly

Address

Medway Council
Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1634332284

Email

michael.kelly@medway.gov.uk

Website

http://www.medway.gov.uk/