North Northamptonshire Council - Framework for the Provision of Drug & Alcohol Services for North Northamptonshire

Descriptions

North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council") wishes to invite Tender Responses for the Framework for the Provision of Drug & Alcohol Services for North Northamptonshire.

In North Northamptonshire, the Council are imagining the future, setting aside the everyday problems that stifle creative thinking and imagining how we make North Northamptonshire the best possible place to live in 2050. Every decision we make focuses our energies and plans to make that a reality. Our commissioning focuses on prevention and associated actions that will enable people to live their best lives.

This service specification has been developed to set out North Northamptonshire Council's requirements for drug and alcohol services that will aim to deliver a recovery focused treatment system. The specification also details delivery of system objectives and interventions to address the identified drug and alcohol related needs. The aim is to reshape the current adult drug and alcohol service provision into a whole-systems, integrated drug and alcohol treatment pathway. Our goal is to increase the number of people able to achieve sustained recovery from dependence by providing individualised support and care to reduce harms caused by addiction and dependence.

North Northamptonshire Council have high aspirations; every child in North Northamptonshire will have the best start in life and achieve everything they are capable of in childhood and adulthood. We believe that with the proper support, more young people will be in good physical and emotional health, thrive at school and have set strong foundations for adulthood. Our young people deserve services that support their development with professionals who are as invested in their success as we are.

The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred Potential Supplier for Lot 1: Specialist Alcohol & Drug Services (Adults) and Lot 2: Young People's (11-25) Drug & Alcohol Support, Intervention & Wellbeing Service with an option to extend for 24+24 months, making 108 months in total.

The contract for this project will be awarded via the Open Process, subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.