Tenders

Newport City Council invites tenders for the provision of the following contracts :-

Part 1. Open Access Substance Misuse Service
This Service will deliver psychological, social and crisis support, care co-ordination and high
intensity case management for clients with drug or drug and alcohol issues. The Service will also
act as the gateway to other Tier 3 services as well as providing on-going care planning for those
clients engaged with the Part 2 Community Prescribing Contract in the locality.

Part 2. Substance Misuse Community Prescribing Service
This Tier 3 Service will provide titration, stabilisation, maintenance and community detoxification
prescribing within Newport.

Part 3. Joint Substance Misuse Community Prescribing and Open Access Service
The Council may wish to award a single contract covering Part 1 and Part 2 as detailed above.
Organisations wishing to bid for both Parts may wish to propose an alternative configuration of resources.

Note – The Council will not award all 3 Parts. The Council will award on the basis of the Most
Economically Advantageous Tender and this will either result in the award of Part 1 and Part 2 as
separate contracts, or Part 3 as a single contract for both services.

The contracts are expected to be awarded for the period 1st April 2010 – 31st March 2013,
subject to continued Welsh Assembly Government funding and may be extended, subject to
performance, for a period of up to two years. Parties will be expected to act and negotiate in good
faith with any changes of service provision which may arise from the establishment of the Gwent
Area Planning Board and the implementation of Integrated Family Support Services and any other
legislative changes which may occur during the lifetime of the contract.
The indicative budget for the provision of both services is approximately £0.6 million (full year) with
a split between each Part expected to be in the region of 50% for the Open Access and 50% for
Community Prescribing.

Organisations interested in wishing to tender for one or both of these services should
apply in writing to Ian Price-Jones, Substance Misuse Lead Officer, Community
Safety Team, Newport City Council, Civic Centre, Newport NP20 4UR. The closing
date for expressions of interest 18th December 2009, with the receipt of final
tenders no later than 12 noon on 14th January 2010.

Northumberland County Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation for a period of 24 months (with the potential to extend) to provide a Tier 2 & Tier 3 Drug and Alcohol Service across the county.

Interested parties should express an interest at www.nepoportal.org.

Anyone experiencing any difficulties should contact: Barry Abbott, Procurement Department,   Northumberland County Council, County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland NE61 2EF, Tel: (01670) 534145, Email: Barry.Abbott@northumberland.gov.uk

The deadline for submitting completed Pre Qualification Questionnaires is 12 noon on 4 January 2010.

Poole Drug and Alcohol Action Team is seeking expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced Providers who would be able to deliver:
i) structured psychosocial interventions (pre and post test counselling) for clients affected by blood borne viruses
and
ii) psychosocial interventions for clients with complex needs referred by the Substance Misuse Assessment & Referral Team. Current service provision is 400 sessions per annum although we would expect the provider to work with a flexible approach in accordance with any possible increase in referrals. Poole DAAT intends to contract with an experienced provider who submits the most economically advantageous tender.

Potential providers must have comprehensive knowledge of the needs of substance misuse clients and their families/carers and the wider community. Applicants proposing to submit a tender must have at least 3 years experience of providing services of this kind, hold a current counselling qualification with a recognised accrediting counselling or psychotherapy body such as FDAP (NNAC), UKRC, BCAP or CPCAB. The Provider will be expected to provide premises within the Borough of Poole for this service.

The contract is due to commence at the beginning of April 2010 for a period of three years with an option to extend by a further period of two years subject to annual review, satisfactory performance and recurrent funding. Poole DAAT does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

Expressions of interest should be made in writing by 29th January 2010 to: ros.chalker@poole.gov.uk or Ros Chalker, Contracts Officer, Poole Drug & Alcohol Action Team, Borough of Poole, Civic Centre, Poole, BH15 2RU.

Tender packs will be sent out week commencing 1st February 2010 with a return deadline of Friday 19th February 2010 (2pm).

Are you able to champion and drive forward high quality Drugs and Alcohol Services, providing skills in the field of Health and Community
Services? Do you have a track record in Performance Improvement and sustaining high quality service delivery?

The DAAT on behalf of the London Borough of Lewisham and Lewisham Primary Care Trust invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified
organisations that can demonstrate the knowledge, innovation and ability to deliver substance misuse services to meet the needs of a diverse
population. Prospective providers are invited to tender for a multi-purpose service under each of these headings and consortium tenders will also be considered. Services will be expected to provide a range of treatment
interventions that include:

Tier 2 - Advice, information and support
- Advice /information (including different community languages);
- Initial assessments and referral on to appropriate services;
- Full range of harm minimisation advice;
- Preparing service users for accessing structured care;
- Needle Exchange;
- Innovative and creative outreach (with other local partners);
- Active engagement of family support groups;
- Drop-in service provision;
- Complementary Therapies;
- Tier 2 interventions for service users within the criminal justice
system including those on Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs).

Tier 3 for drugs and alcohol interventions
- Expert medical drug/alcohol assessments including physical or
psychological;
- Dose Assessment/Titration;
- Methadone/Buprenorphine stabilisation or maintenance;
- Benzodiazepine prescribing;
- Community drug or alcohol detoxification;
- Controlled drinking support and a pre-tox group;
- Joint Assessments/care planning;
- BBV Vaccinations;
- Needle exchange including availability of condoms;
- Key working including Motivational Interviewing;
- Relapse Prevention;
- Preparation and referral for detoxification;
- After care and contingency management;
- Hospital Liaison referral route into treatment;
- A&E Alcohol service;
- Dual Diagnosis;
- Psychology;
- Ante/post natal service;
- Social need including Child protection referrals;
- Day Programme/ skills development/ETE referrals;
- Community Integration and Life skills;
- Integration with the Drug Interventions Programme;
- Carers/Parents and Significant others support;
- Outreach, including needle exchange;
- Carer’s assessments.

The expected term of each of the services will be from 1st October 2010 initially for three years, with six month no fault break clauses either side,
with an option to extend for a further two years, subject to review. The contracts will be based in part on a performance payment in relation to
achieving a set of Treatment Outcome Indicators.

To request a tender pack, either in writing or by e-mail, contact:

Mike Hurst, Procurement Team,
London Borough of Lewisham,
3rd Floor,
Lewisham Town Hall,
Catford,
 London
SE6 4RU

T: 020 8314 6556 E: mike.hurst@lewisham.gov.uk

Expressions of interest should be made by 12th March 2010, and completed tenders must be returned for receipt by no later than
12 noon, Friday 19th March 2010.

Are you able to champion and drive forward high quality Drugs and Alcohol Services, providing skills in the field of Health and Community Services? Do you have a track record in Performance Improvement and
sustaining high quality service delivery?

The DAAT on behalf of the London Borough of Lewisham and Lewisham Primary Care Trust invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified organisations that can demonstrate the knowledge, innovation and ability to deliver specialist support services, substance misuse services and a full range of support and therapeutic interventions for young people that meet the needs of a diverse population.

Prospective providers are invited to tender for a multi-purpose service under each of these headings and consortium tenders will also be considered. This service will provide a range of treatment interventions that include:
Tier 2 – Advice, information and support
- Advice /information (including different community languages);
- Offering user friendly, confidential substance use/misuse interventions to young people/adults;
- Initial assessment and referral on to appropriate services;
- Full range of harm minimisation advice;
- Prepare young people for transition into treatment;
- Offer support and aftercare when a young person has exited treatment;
- Innovative and creative outreach (with other local partners); including specific Targeted groups such as Young women and
BME groups;
- Active engagement of family support groups;
- Drop in service;
- Complementary Therapies;
- Sex & Relationship Education including Condom distribution and Chlamydia testing.

Tier 3 – Care Planned Psycho-Social intervention
- Range of psycho-social interventions utilising; Motivational Interviewing, Brief Solution Focus, Cognitive Behavioural, Person Centred counselling etc;
- Comprehensive holistic assessment;
- Multiple access points to service;
- Joint care-planned interventions with partner agencies including adult treatment agencies for the 18-21 year age group;
- Care planned referral pathways to other treatment agencies including inpatient detoxification and stabilisation services;
- Referral pathways for pharmacological interventions if required;
- Satellite provision in primary health-care clinics, Schools & Colleges, Youth Clubs, Voluntary Sector and statutory children and young people’s agencies;
- Joint care planning with Connexions in order to engage young people into employment, education and training.

The expected term of each of the services will be from 1st July 2010 initially for three years, with six month no fault break clauses either side, with an option to extend for a further two years, subject to review. The contracts will be based in part on a performance payment in relation to achieving a set of Treatment Outcome Indicators.

To request a tender pack, either in writing or by e-mail, contact:
Mike Hurst,
Procurement Team,
London Borough of Lewisham,
3rd Floor,
Lewisham Town Hall,
Catford,
London
SE6 4RU

T: 020 8314 6556 E: mike.hurst@lewisham.gov.uk

Expressions of interest should be made by 17th February 2010, and completed tenders must be returned for receipt by no later than 12 noon, Wednesday 24th February 2010.

Procurement of Pharmacological Interventions and Associated Provision to Support Recovery Focused Community Drug and Alcohol Service Delivery in Stoke on Trent (Reference number ITT288825)

Stoke-on-Trent Safer City Partnership recently redesigned substance misuse services in line with a recovery focused, community based model that considers all aspects of need, including drug and alcohol use, health, offending behaviour and social functioning.

In 2008/2009 the partnership commissioned service providers to deliver adult and young people’s community and inpatient services. The next stage is to commission a suitably qualified and proficient organisation to deliver Pharmacological Interventions and Associated Provision to Support Recovery Focused Community Drug and Alcohol Service Delivery.

Please register with Bravo Solution www.wmcoe.bravosolution.com to express
an interest and receive further details. Proposals should be completed and returned by 12 noon on Friday 12 February 2010.

A training event will be held in Stoke-on-Trent on Wednesday 20 January 2010 to provide interested parties with further information.

The Coventry Community Safety Partnership is seeking an organisation to provide services for current or former drug users with Hepatitis C resident within Coventry. The service will provide practical and emotional support to:

- encourage current or former drug users at risk of HCV to access
existing testing services
- assist HCV positive clients to access and complete medical treatment
- assist the families of HCV positive clients to cope with diagnosis and treatment
- train staff of treatment agencies around HCV support issues

The contract will be for two years from June 2010.

This is a new service and organisations tendering should be aware that TUPE will not apply to this service.

Within the tender, organisations should be able to prove:
- a track record in either supporting drug users and/or supporting
individuals with chronic conditions
- a strong background in providing counselling services
- an innovative approach to engaging socially excluded clients

This is an e-tender and the tender pack is available at www.coventry.gov.uk/etendering

Closing date for tenders: 29 March 2010

To receive further details contact Barry Eveleigh via email on barry.eveleigh@coventry.gov.uk or telephone on 024 7683 2094 by no later than 23 March 2010.