HAC6052 Integrated Adult Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service

Tower Hamlets is inviting tenders for an integrated adult drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and recovery service, delivered through a single contract with one accountable provider. The contract has an estimated total value of £36.85 million excluding VAT and aims to provide a coordinated pathway covering treatment, harm reduction, recovery support and related services across the borough.

Service Requirements

The successful provider will be responsible for bringing together key adult drug and alcohol services under one integrated delivery model.

Key service requirements include:

• Core treatment and prescribing: Delivering treatment services and prescribing support for adults experiencing drug and alcohol-related problems.
• Psychosocial interventions: Providing interventions to support recovery, behavioural change and sustained engagement with treatment.
• Outreach and harm reduction: Supporting residents who may face barriers to accessing treatment, including people experiencing rough sleeping.
• Recovery support: Helping individuals access recovery-focused services and develop pathways towards improved health and wellbeing.
• Individual Placement and Support (IPS): Integrating employment support into the treatment and recovery pathway.
• Criminal justice services: Delivering agreed criminal-justice treatment and case-management functions.
• Coordinated resident pathways: Maintaining strong links with hospitals, mental health services, primary care, family support, services for people aged 18–25 and digital pathways.
• Partnership working: Maintaining formal interfaces with services outside the contract, including Reset Discovery, P-RESET, Barts/ELFT, children and young people’s provision, Tier 4 services and Council-retained criminal-justice functions.

The service will operate within an annual financial envelope of £7.37 million, with the contract expected to commence on 25 October 2027.

Contract Information

• Buyer: Tower Hamlets Council
• Deadline: 23 December 2026, 12:00pm
• Contract Value: £36,850,000 (excluding VAT)
• Estimated Annual Value: £7.37 million (excluding VAT)
• Contract Start: 25 October 2027
• Initial Contract Length: 3 years
• Extension Options: Up to two further 12-month periods, making a maximum contract period of 5 years
• Tender Reference: DN785754
• Contract Location: Tower Hamlets, London
• Contract Type: Services
• Procedure: Open procedure
• Lots: No, this is a single integrated contract
• Tender Link: London Tenders Portal

Supplier Requirements

Bidders must maintain valid Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration for all regulated activities associated with the service. A CQC Registered Manager must remain in post throughout the contract period.

The provider and Registered Manager will be jointly responsible for meeting relevant statutory, regulatory and professional requirements, including maintaining effective arrangements for:

• Governance and quality assurance.
• Safeguarding and risk management.
• Regulatory compliance.
• Continuous service improvement.

Economic and financial standing, alongside technical and professional ability, will be assessed against the selection criteria set out in the procurement documents.

The opportunity requires electronic tender submission in English. Further participation requirements and detailed specifications should be reviewed in the London Tenders Portal documentation.

Evaluation Criteria

Price is not the only award criterion. The notice states that the full award criteria are set out in the procurement documents; individual weightings are Not disclosed in the supplied notice.

Commercial Relevance

This opportunity may be relevant to established drug and alcohol treatment providers, specialist recovery organisations and integrated health and social care providers with the capacity to deliver a borough-wide service. The single-provider model, substantial contract value and mandatory CQC registration requirements make this particularly relevant to organisations with established clinical governance, prescribing, outreach and recovery support capabilities.

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