TD2270 - Drug & Alcohol Integrated Recovery-Oriented System of Care Services

Tenders are invited for the supply of the Drug & Alcohol Integrated Recovery-Oriented System of Care in the city of Derby across two Lots:

Lot 1 - Drug and Alcohol Integrated Recovery-Oriented System of Care (Adults)

Lot 2 - Integrated Children and Young Person's Drug and Alcohol System of Care

We require an Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) which serves residents of Derby - as defined by the Local Authority boundaries. Through one contract the service will provide a range of evidence-based interventions to individuals requiring drug and alcohol support across the full spectrum of need.

A wide range of high-quality, evidence-based interventions will be provided which focus on reducing the harms caused by substance use and promoting recovery. Intervention delivery will be intelligence led and insight driven, person-centred, gender specific, sensitive to trauma and will appropriately engage with people from the wide range of cultures which Derby comprises of.

The service will support people aged 18 and above and must develop distinct and appropriate offers for people who use:

• Alcohol
• Opiates
• Non-opiates
• Prescription only medication / illicitly obtained medications
• Poly substances

The Provider must monitor new and emerging patterns and trends in substance use. The provider must be agile and innovative to address emerging risks/need and responses may require swift and innovative resolution that occurs without the need for contract variation.

The service will not directly provide residential rehabilitation or inpatient detoxification but will undertake assessment, facilitation of placement, and continued evaluation and support to ensure successful completion as per section 2.8 of the specification. This is purchased via separate arrangements and this process will be confirmed with the successful bidder.

The service will not directly provide community pharmacy-based needle exchange or supervised consumption but will develop appropriate pathways and channels of communication with all contracted pharmacies as part of delivering a high-quality ROSC.

The Local Authority directly commissions Urine Drug Testing and screening. It will be the responsibility of the provider to work with commissioners to contain costs and ensure that testing services meet current levels of need and changing drug use profiles.

The contract commencement date is 1st April 2026 and will run for an initial term of 3 years to 31st March 2029. There will be the option to extend for a further 24 months in annual increments to 31st March 2031. Maximum term, therefore, is five years.