Out of Hours Support and Accommodation for Patients of LEAP

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The City of Edinburgh Council is looking to retender the service for out of hours accommodation and care for those undertaking the Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP) quasi-residential rehabilitation programme. Please see attached document for full details. The City of Edinburgh Council is looking to retender the service for out of hours accommodation and care for those undertaking the Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP) quasi-residential rehabilitation programme. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to seek market engagement to test capacity and capability to help develop our procurement strategy, and obtain Expressions of Interest from organisations who would potentially bid for some or all of the requirement to extend the accommodation provided. Background LEAP is a treatment and rehabilitation programme for those dependent on alcohol and other drugs (including opiates, stimulants, cannabis, tranquillisers etc.) and usually lasts 3 months or longer. It is suitable for those who want to achieve a substance-free recovery. The programme is part of the services provided by the Addiction Treatment & Recovery Care Directorate NHS and is currently delivered in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council, with third sector partner agencies, Alcohol and Drug Partnership across the NHS Lothian Board Area.