Medical practice services

Tender description

This procurement process ran under the Light Touch Regime (Regulations 75-77) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Derby City Council sought substance misuse qualified suppliers to deliver an Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery System comprising of 3 Lots: Lot 1: High Intensity Substance Misuse Support Service (Accommodation Based); Lot 2: Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service; Lot 3: Substance Misuse Family Support Service. The initial contract period is 3 years; the contract is estimated to commence 1.4.2018 and expire 31.3.2021. There will be an option to extend the contract for 2 years in annual increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 5 years. TUPE will apply Provider to Provider. The High Intensity Substance Misuse Support Service (Accommodation Based) provision forms part of the Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery System in Derby. The system is grounded in the concept of recovery where all elements are integrated and flow based to allow individuals to travel through a seamless treatment system. Each element of the system adds value to the individual’s recovery journey and aims to build recovery capital to facilitate them to exit successfully from the treatment system. The High Intensity Substance Misuse Support Service (Accommodation Based) provision will be delivered in a fully managed / controlled accommodation environment for up to 40 people and will: — provide intensive and focused recovery and re-ablement interventions that will support individuals to achieve a change and improvement in their behaviour or condition, so that they have the confidence and skills to obtain and/or maintain independent accommodation, — provide step down care as part of a substance misuse continuum to individuals entrenched in drug and alcohol misuse who may also have low level mental health conditions, — deliver proactive engagement of hard to reach and vulnerable groups — minimise the harm associated with drug and alcohol misuse, — support and contribute to reducing the economic burden associated with complex individuals through the delivery of person centred care co-ordination activities that enhance the health and wellbeing of individuals accessing the service. The Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service forms part of the Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery System in Derby. The system is grounded in the concept of recovery where all elements are integrated and flow based to allow individuals to travel through a seamless treatment system. Each element of the system adds value to the individual’s recovery journey and aims to build recovery capital to facilitate them to exit successfully from the treatment system. The Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service will: — deliver high quality and safe care which is client centred, offering personalised opportunities for those using drugs and/or alcohol to move towards sustained recovery, — deliver a recovery focused service which assists clients to attain a good standard of health and wellbeing and achieve a drug free life and/or achieve abstinence from alcohol or controlled drinking, — reduce the level of harm caused to individuals, families and the wider community as a result of drug and alcohol misuse, — provide non-judgmental services that are fair and equitable providing good access to all and delivering a range of interventions which are evidence based, cost-effective and are responsive to client need. The service will provide a range of treatment options and recovery focused drug and alcohol interventions for individuals experiencing a spectrum of substance misuse disorders. This will include: — proactive engagement for hard to reach, disengaged and underserved populations, — psychosocial, pharmacological and recovery focused interventions, — harm reduction interventions, — health protection activities that contributes to the reduced spread of infectious diseases, — safeguarding vulnerable adults and protecting children from harm, — Criminal Justice interventions delivered in custody, court or community settings, — meaningful activities to build individual recovery capital and positive peer support networks. The Substance Misuse Family Support Service forms part of the Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery System in Derby. The system is grounded in the concept of recovery where all elements are integrated and flow based to allow individuals to travel through a seamless treatment system. Each element of the system adds value to the individual’s recovery journey and aims to build recovery capital to facilitate them to exit successfully from the treatment system. The Substance Misuse Family Support Service will aim to: — reduce the level of harm caused to children and families as a result of parental substance misuse, — improve parenting ability and family functioning to reduce family breakdown and the removal of children from the family home, — provide expert knowledge and advice linking substance misuse and children’s services, — deliver high quality and safe care which has a whole family approach, offering personalised opportunities for those using drugs and/or alcohol to move towards sustained recovery, — deliver a recovery focused service which supports families to attain a good standard of health and wellbeing and achieve a drug free life and/or achieve abstinence from alcohol or controlled drinking, — provide non-judgmental services that are fair and equitable providing good access to all and delivering a range of interventions which are evidence based, cost-effective and are responsive to client need.