Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery

Kingston Upon Hull City Council intends to award a contract for drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services to Intuitive Thinking Skills Ltd under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The £187,500 contract is intended to support recovery outcomes, reduce drug- and alcohol-related harm, and improve integration between treatment, healthcare and criminal justice services.

Service Requirements

The contract will support Hull’s drug and alcohol treatment and recovery system, aligned with the UK Government’s From Harm to Hope drug strategy. The service aims to improve treatment engagement, recovery outcomes and health outcomes while reducing drug- and alcohol-related harm.

Key objectives include:

• Improving access to treatment and recovery support, including for people transitioning from prison to community-based services.
• Strengthening harm reduction and increasing pharmacological and psychological treatment capacity.
• Improving care pathways between drug treatment, healthcare and criminal justice services.
• Increasing treatment access through diversionary activity, including out-of-court disposals and liaison and diversion.
• Enhancing recovery support and collaboration between health and enforcement partners.

Contract Information

• Buyer: Kingston Upon Hull City Council
• Deadline for Representations: 27 October 2026, midnight
• Contract Value: £187,500 (excluding VAT)
• Delivery Length: 28 months
• Contract Start Date: 1 November 2026
• Contract End Date: 31 March 2029
• Region: Kingston upon Hull, City of
• Contract Type: Services
• Procedure: Direct Award Option C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR)
• Tender Reference: Not disclosed
• Award Status: Intention to award; contract not yet formally awarded
• Intended Provider: Intuitive Thinking Skills Ltd
• Tender Link: Access the YORtender procurement portal
• Contact: Lucy Pattinson
• Email: lucy.pattinson@hullcc.gov.uk
• Representations Email: procurementteam@hullcc.gov.uk

Evaluation Criteria

The notice states that the award criteria are detailed in the procurement documents. The published notice identifies the following key criteria, each assessed on a pass/fail basis:

• Quality and Innovation
• Value
• Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
• Social Value

Supplier Requirements

The Council intends to use the Direct Award Option C process because it considers the existing provider likely to meet the proposed contract requirements to a sufficient standard. The notice states that the procurement is governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023; the Procurement Act does not apply to this award.

The contract is not divided into lots. Variants and contract options are not permitted. Providers wishing to make representations about the intended award must contact the Council’s decision-makers by midnight on 27 October 2026.

This opportunity may be relevant to organisations delivering drug and alcohol treatment, rehabilitation, recovery support and integrated public health services. However, the notice concerns an intention to award to an existing provider rather than an open competition for new bids.

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