Health and social work services

Tender description

The drug and alcohol recovery service will provide a wide range of prevention, intervention and treatment approaches to be delivered for people who use alcohol, legal and illegal drugs. Individuals with the highest levels of need will be prioritised and all support and interventions will build on their strengths and assets. An early intervention approach to prevent increasing risks will also be implemented. The service provider will also address factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability in the design and delivery of service. The key outcomes for the service are: — improvements in physical and mental well-being, — Improved social, family and community networks, — reduced drug and alcohol related harm, — increased access and engagement to education, training and employment, — improved access to, and retention of, suitable accommodation, — reduced offending and re-offending. The council would like to engage with potential providers at this early stage to share its plans and in order to benefit from their expertise and experience as part of the design process for the service. There will be a market engagement event from 09:45 - 13:00 on Wednesday 25th April at All Saints Church, 21a Grange Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4HE. This venue is approximately 10 minutes walk from Eastbourne Rail station and parking is on-street. Providers wishing to attend are asked to confirm their attendance details via the correspondence function on the South East Shared Services web portal. The drug and alcohol recovery service will provide a wide range of prevention, intervention and treatment approaches to be delivered for people who use alcohol, legal and illegal drugs. Individuals with the highest levels of need will be prioritised and all support and interventions will build on their strengths and assets. An early intervention approach to prevent increasing risks will also be implemented. The service provider will also address factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability in the design and delivery of service. The key outcomes for the service are: — improvements in physical and mental well-being, — improved social, family and community networks, — reduced drug and alcohol related harm, — increased access and engagement to education, training and employment, — improved access to, and retention of, suitable accommodation, — reduced offending and re-offending. The council would like to engage with potential providers at this early stage to share its plans and in order to benefit from their expertise and experience as part of the design process for the service. There will be a market engagement event from 09:45 - 13:00 on Wednesday 25th April at All Saints Church, 21a Grange Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4HE. This venue is approximately 10 minutes walk from Eastbourne Rail station and parking is on-street. Providers wishing to attend are asked to confirm their attendance details via the correspondence function on the South East Shared Services web portal.