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Buckinghamshire Children and Young People (including vulnerable young adults 18-24) Drug and Alcohol Treatment & Support Service
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No deadline statedThe source does not state a submission deadline.
- Published
- 6 Nov 2025
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to contract with a single provider suitably qualified and experienced to deliver the Children and Young People (including vulnerable young adults 18-24) Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Support Service for Buckinghamshire residents. The overall aim of the service is to provide a flexible, high-quality community-based specialist drug and alcohol treatment and support service for children and young people under 18, and vulnerable young adults 18-24, who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing the harmful effects of substance use:
• As a result of their own use of a range of illicit substances and/or alcohol, and/or
• As a result of another’s problem use of substances (including parental, sibling and other family/household member).
Tier 2 – Targeted Support -Prevent and Deter
1. Early Intervention Support Service for Children and Young People who are beginning to use substances regularly (Early at-risk stage) and those who are using regularly (Late at risk stage) from developing problem or harmful use.
2. Young People Drug Diversion Scheme in partnership with Thames Valley Police and Buckinghamshire Council Youth Justice Team.
3. Comprehensive programme of support for children and young people who are experiencing the impact /effects of parental or other familial substance use.
Tier 3 – Structured Care Planned Treatment and Specialist Harm reduction
1. Structured care planned treatment for children and young people, where their substance
use has reached the stage of harmful use and has become problematic with impairment in almost all areas of life.
2. Where appropriate, facilitated access to pharmacological/relapse prevention interventions
Tier 4- Inpatient Detoxification and Residential Rehabilitation
1. Where appropriate, facilitated access to T4 interventions.
The current service premises located in High Wycombe, owned by the Council, is available to Bidders who wish to take up this option.
The Council is of the view that TUPE may apply.
The contract start date is 1st December 2025 and the initial term ends on 30th November 2029 with an option to extend for a period of up to 42 months.
The total contract value is £3,573,500 has been estimated by adding the value for the initial 4-Year period £1,974,000 to the extension period estimate of £1,599,500.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 85312500
04/ History
Releases of this notice
4 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 17 Feb 2025Tender notice
Tender notice published 17 February 2025.
Deadline in this release: Mon 14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST.
Release 005339-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 1 Sep 2025Award notice
Award notice published 1 September 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 052968-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 6 Nov 2025Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 6 November 2025. Stated change: For clarity, as identified in the original intention to award notice, this is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The services fall under CPV code 85312500 Rehabilitation Services and 85323000-9 Community health services, but only in respect of community health services which are delivered to individuals. On publication of this intention to award notice, the Council will observe an 8 working day standstill period before entering into any contract, in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 11 and 12 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (“the Regulations”). The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority via the following email address: procurement@buckinghamshire.gov.uk by midnight on 18/11/2025. It is the Council’s intention to award the contract on the day after the standstill period expires. Award decision makers: Gus de Silva Head of Strategic Procurement Emma Wilding Head of Finance Adults and Health Craig McArdle Corporate Director Adults and Health The contract is being awarded on the basis of the highest total score against the published award criteria.
Release 071750-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 22 Dec 2025Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 22 December 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 085586-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
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- The source does not state a submission deadline.
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
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- Source
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- Stage
- tender · Open
- Last verified
- Mon 6 Apr 2026, 21:46 BST
- Read at
- Sat 24 Oct 2026, 00:28 BST
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