Adults Community Drug & Alcohol Service
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
07 May 2026
Description
London Borough of Lewisham invites suppliers to submit a tender for the Adults Community Drug & Alcohol Service. The overall purpose of the Service is to support individuals experiencing drug and/or alcohol‑related harm and to increase the number of people who enter, remain engaged in, and successfully complete effective treatment. The Service will place a particular emphasis on quality and meeting the needs of individuals with drug and alcohol needs, delivering a broad range of evidence‑based interventions tailored to risk, need and clear recovery goals. The Service will be outcomes‑focused and recovery‑oriented, supporting individuals to achieve their full potential. The Provider will be expected to proactively engage under‑represented and marginalised groups within the borough and to respond to identified need. The Service will operate as a core component of the Lewisham Partnership System, working collaboratively with statutory, voluntary and community sector partners to ensure a consistent, recovery‑oriented approach is embedded across the borough. This procurement will be undertaken using the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This will be a single stage competitive process.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0693bf
- Total value
- £41,310,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2027 to 01 Apr 2030Possible extension to 31 Mar 2036
This Agreement is for an initial period of 3 years, with the possibility of extensions totalling up to an additional 6 years (3+3 years) at the Council's discretion.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 85312500
- Contract locations
- Lewisham and Southwark, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Tenders will comprise of an evaluation of the following: Method Statements , Social Value Action Plan and Pricing Schedule. The method statements will be evaluated independently by each member of the evaluation panel once the tender is closed. The evaluation panel will meet to moderate and agree overall scores for each method statement question. Scoring of the 'Quality' part of the tender bids received will be on the following basis: Quality, Safety and Mobilisation of Service - 7% Service Delivery, Efficiency and Value for Money - 7% Integration, Partnership Working and System Collaboration - 7% Recovery Oriented Systems of Care - 7% Safeguarding and Protection - 7% Equalities, Diversity and Access - 5% Social Value - Statement of Deliverability - 5% Social Value Action Plan - 5% In person presentation covering Sustainability, Workforce and Continuous Improvement - 10% | quality | 60.00% |
| Financial | — | price | 40.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 29 May 2026, 10:59 pm
- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- Offers must be made via electronic means through the London Tenders Portal: https://www.londontenders.org/
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure