Expired contract

Health and social work services

Details

Buyer: London Borough of Islington
Supplier(s): Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Value: £42,750,000
Duration: 9 years
Topic: Addiction treatment
Published: 16 November 2017
Source: TedNotices

Tender description

This contract is for a single, integrated drug and alcohol recovery service for adults misusing drugs or alcohol. The new contract will create a significantly different approach to recovery which offers a more integrated, seamless pathway, ensuring consistent care and providing the right kind of expert support at the right time. This contract is for a single, integrated drug and alcohol recovery service for adults misusing drugs or alcohol. The contract period will be for sixty (60) months from an estimated start date of 1.4.2018 with options to extend up to a further forty-eight (48) months in two (2) twenty-four (24) month periods. This procurement has been conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services. Under Regulation 76 the council is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (service providers).

Timeline

Completed: Award date19 October 2017
Completed: Award published16 November 2017
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date2 September 2026

About the buyer

London Borough of Islington is an inner London local authority with its own Strategic Procurement Team. Tendered opportunities are managed through the London Tenders Portal, the council's free e-tendering system. Suppliers must also register on the Find a Tender Service, mandatory since February 2025 under the Procurement Act 2023. Contracts Finder lists further opportunities alongside the council's own channels. A Progressive Procurement Strategy weighs social value at a minimum of 20% in every bid evaluation. The procurement team also runs workshops to help small and voluntary sector suppliers strengthen their bids.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Islington's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, construction work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

33693300 · Addiction treatment
85000000 · Health and social work services
85312500 · Rehabilitation services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-islington.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-islington.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-islington.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-islington.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-islington.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-islington.gov