Health services

Tender description

The Council have awarded a contract through an Open Process under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 to increase the number of people able to achieve sustained recovery from dependence by providing individual support and treatment packages of care. This will be enhanced by increasing opportunities for individuals to continue their recovery within the community and by providing further support to affected family and friends. The service will provide pharmacological, psychosocial, harm reduction, and recovery support interventions, and recovery coordination. This Service will be commissioned to address drug or alcohol misuse in a holistic way, regardless of the substance of use. The specification details the system objectives and interventions to address identified drug and alcohol related needs and contribute towards delivering the outlined outcomes and the successful provider will establish and provide the system in accordance with the specification and the contract. The Council are developing a public health approach in Northumberland which moves from a ‘deficit model’, where the focus is on the problems or the issues people bring, to an emphasis on building on and maximising the assets, strengths, skills, knowledge and resilience already in our communities.