2425-0609 Integrated Community Drug and Alcohol Service

Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for the above.


The requirement

The council seeks to award a contract to deliver treatment and recovery support for adults aged 18 and over who live in Islington and have drug and/or alcohol related treatment and support needs. The council requires one provider to deliver this service.

The service must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and will be subject to CQC regulation and inspection.

Service model
The service will deliver a comprehensive, integrated drug and alcohol treatment system, including:

• Evidence based treatment and recovery support
Delivery of safe, effective and evidence based interventions in line with national guidance, including the UK Clinical Guidelines on Drug Misuse and Dependence, National Alcohol Treatment guidance and NICE recommendations. This will include, as a non-exhaustive list, psychosocial interventions, prescribing and pharmacological treatment, harm reduction, opioid substitution therapy, community-based and inpatient detoxification, residential rehabilitation pathways, and support for people with harmful alcohol use, as set out in further detail in the Service Specification.

• Integrated and coordinated care
Coordination of care across partner services, including health, criminal justice, community safety, housing, social care and other relevant statutory and voluntary sector organisations, to ensure people receive timely, joined up support.

• Recovery, inclusion and peer support
Interventions that promote long term recovery, social inclusion and access to peer support, helping people achieve and sustain positive outcomes.

• Workforce development and system leadership
Provision of training, advice and specialist support to staff and volunteers across statutory and voluntary sector services, strengthening local capacity to respond effectively and safely to drug and alcohol related need.


Lots

This services contract is not being divided in to lots.

Further details will be provided in the invitation to tender.

Contract period

The duration will be 66 months from an estimated start date of 01 October 2026 (Initial 6 months is a mobilisation period and service go live will be 01 April 2027) with options to extend for a period of up to maximum 48 months. Therefore the maximum permissible period for the contract is up to 114 months.


Value of the contract

The estimated maximum total value of this contract is £63,745,813 over the maximum period of 114 months.


Award criteria

In accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 submissions will be assessed against the following key criteria:

32% - Quality and innovation
20% - Value
20% - Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
12% - Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
16% - Social value

Further details will be provided in the invitation to tender.


Procurement process

The procurement will be conducted using the competitive process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract will be concluded using a one stage procedure.

The one stage procedure means that all providers who successfully express an interest will be invited to tender and have access to the tender documents. Those who submit a tender and meet the minimum selection criteria will have their full tender evaluated.