Stale Pre-tender

Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Contract

Details

Buyer: Reading Borough Council
Value: £35,000,000
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 19 September 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery contract - An integrated behavior change, treatment and recovery focused service for drug and alcohol users including all classifications of drugs, those with poly-drug use and those using new psychoactive substances ('legal highs'). The integrated service will be provided to drug and/or alcohol users with a range of complexities such as poly-drug use, mental health problems, pregnancy, involvement with criminal activity and those leaving prison. Service for adults aged 18+ Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project. Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 27/02/2026. Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published19 September 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Reading Borough Council is a local authority for the town of Reading, and suppliers register free on its In-tend portal to view and bid for opportunities. Certain contracts advertised under the Procurement Act 2023 also require a free Find a Tender account. Smaller-value opportunities appear on Contracts Finder alongside the council's own listings. Much of this procurement runs through frameworks or dynamic markets. Suppliers can become pre-approved to compete as opportunities arise. Bids are evaluated on quality and cost, with feedback offered to unsuccessful suppliers. Tender and contract details are published quarterly under the local government transparency code.

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 Reading Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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