Contract for the Provision of the Substance Misuse Peer Support Service - under PSR Direct Award Process A

Description

Haringey Council's Public Health team commissions drug and alcohol programmes. As part of these recovery services, peer support play a valuable role in supporting co-production Peer support is a term used to describe local people with experience of substance misuse reaching out to and helping their own community. It is recognised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as an effective element of drug treatment. BUBIC has been running this service since 2000. BUBIC was started by a group of black African male residents who had successfully completed treatment for crack cocaine but recognised a need for an adjunct service run by those who had themselves been through treatment. They also had a strong desire to give back to Haringey for the help they had received. Lot 1: This contract is awarded under Direct Award Process A The Council is awarding a contract for the Provision of the Substance Misuse Peer Support Service to the existing provider Bringing Unity Back Into the Community (BUBIC). The contract is awarded for period of six (6) months from 1st April 2026 to 30th September 2026 at a cost of £87,766.