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Tenders
OppOrtunIty 1
Integrated Drug and Alcohol treatment and recovery Service
North Tyneside Council invites expressions of interest from innova ve and
experienced organisa ons that can enable people to achieve a range of outcomes
that will improve the lives of individuals, families and communi es affected by
drug and alcohol issues.
The procurement exercise will involve a single contract that will cover a
comprehensive range of community (i.e. non-residen al) interven ons for adults
(and their families), represen ng the majority of specialist drug/alcohol services
in the North Tyneside area.
The interven ons will be expected to enable people to holis cally address
their problems and build the strengths (skills and interests) required to achieve
sustainable recovery.
Services will be expected to work closely with other health and social care
providers (educa on, housing, employment etc.) and community-assets, such as
voluntary associa ons and peer-led ini a ves to form a comprehensive drug and
alcohol, support, treatment, recovery and advocacy service.
The inten on is to establish a contract with a sole provider, lead provider or
consor um.
The new contract will commence on April 1st 2014 for an ini al period of three
years with the possibility of extending for up to two further years.
OppOrtunIty 2
Family and Carer Support Service for those affected by someone
else’s Drug and Alcohol Misuse
Expressions of interest are also invited from experienced and innova ve
organisa ons to provide a service for carers and family members of substance
misusers in North Tyneside based on sound evidence and best prac ce.
The new contract will commence on April 1st 2014 for an ini al period of three
years with the possibility of extending for up to two further years.
Both exercises are being conducted in electronic format (e-tender). Applicants
wishing to register their interest against these tenders should go to the website
located at
www.nepoportal.org
select
north tyneside Council
and enter the
contract ID
QtLE-9BGEMn
for Opportunity 1 and contract ID
QtLE-9BGEVV
for
Opportunity 2
Please Note:
Opportunity 1 will be available from 14th October, 2013
Opportunity 2 will be available from 11th November, 2013
Unregistered suppliers will be directed to a Supplier Registra on form to be completed
.
(The tender documents will be available automa cally a er an expression of interest
is made on the NEPO Portal against these opportuni es. The email address included
on the Supplier Registra on form will be the primary contact for the organisa on)
your attention is directed to a Supplier Event for Opportunity 1. this will be held
at north tyneside Council, Quadrant East, Silverlink north, Cobalt Business park,
newcastle upon tyne, nE27 0By on 11th October, 2014 from 11.00am - 1.00pm.
this is an opportunity for potential service providers to hear an overview of the
services subject to tender, the procurement process and the opportunity to
network and ask questions.
to book a place at the event please contact
DrugActionteam@northtyneside.gov.uk
Expressions of Interest
Suffolk Public Health wish to announce the inten on to re-commission
all community Criminal Jus ce, Young Peoples and Adult Drug and
Alcohol services subject to Cabinet approval. The planning is underway
to prepare for an intended service delivery start date of April 2015.
Substance misuse services will be expected to work closely with other
health, criminal jus ce and social care providers (educa on, housing,
employment etc) and community assets such as voluntary
organisa ons and peer led ini a ves to form a system providing
comprehensive support, treatment, recovery and advocacy
interven ons for those using drugs and alcohol.
We therefore wish to facilitate a range of opportuni es to engage
with the market, stakeholders, service users and their families to help
us develop an outstanding service that will enable con nued
improvement in the lives of individuals, families and communi es
who are affected by drug and alcohol issues. The importance of the
wider family, community links and user and carer involvement is
essen al to develop an effec ve recovery ethos and the social re-
integra on of Service Users.
We will be holding:
• An event for substance misuse service providers (covering
Young people, adults and criminal jus ce) open to both local to
Suffolk and na onal organisa ons. This will take place on
Wednesday 13th November.
• A wider stakeholder event, open to all local organisa ons and
services outside of treatment provision who contribute to the
support and recovery journey of adults and young people
misusing drugs or alcohol (including Criminal Jus ce). This will
take place on Wednesday 20th November.
• A range of service user and carer engagement opportuni es,
working with our local forums across young people, criminal
jus ce and adults networks.
If you are interested in attending the provider or stakeholder
event please let us know by contacting Marie Grace at
marie.grace@suffolk.gov.uk
We will then contact you with further details as they are confirmed.
Tender for the provision of
a Comprehensive Drug and
Alcohol Treatment Service
for Suffolk
(Young people, Adult and
Community Criminal Justice services)