Health and social work services

Tender description

Essex County Council (“the Council") is seeking to secure a countywide contract with a provider to deliver the Psychosocial Alcohol Interventions and Recovery Service (PAIRS). The provider will deliver a countywide PAIRS service, to provide advice, support and information in relation to alcohol misuse, to provide assessment, care planning and appropriate interventions to those with alcohol misuse issues and concerns; to provide pre and post detoxification support for those needing community or residential detoxification. It is assumed that services will be provided to alcohol misusing adults, young people (17 and 18 assessed as suitable for adult services), whole families and those vulnerable clients/groups who have been identified as either at risk or affected from substance misuse.