Health and social work services

Tender description

New Substance misuse Treatment and Recovery service will provide a full range of interventions for adults and young people using drugs and/or alcohol. This will include working with individuals involved in the criminal justice system. The service will closely integrate with other local services and support networks for children, adults and local communities in order to achieve the expected outcomes. The service will also provide an increased focus on prevention, community awareness, self-help and early intervention and will deliver innovative solutions to support this work. The key objective of the procurement was to appoint a Provider who able to deliver a full range of services in order to meet the requirements of the Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Service (Telford STARS) Service Specification in a cost effective manner. This procurement was for Social Care services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (‘Regulations’). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7.