Alcohol and Drug Services.
Prior information notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Luton Borough Council
Town Hall, George Street
For the attention of: Vivienne Blagrove
LU1 2BQ Luton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1582548430
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.luton.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
Health
Social protection
Social protection
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)
II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Alcohol and Drug Services.
II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Within the Borough of Luton.
Within the Borough of Luton.
NUTS code UKH21
II.3)Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement: no
II.4)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
HM Government Drugs (and alcohol) Strategy 2010, Reducing Demand, Restricting Supply, Building Recovery: Supporting People to Live a Drug Free Life recognises the evidence base for specialist education, advice, support and treatment services for children, young people and adults who have experienced harm related to alcohol and/or drug use.
The strategy encourages a ‘whole system’ outcome focussed approach, working with education, training, employment, housing, family support services, wider health services and where relevant, prison, probation, and youth justice services to address the needs of the whole person. Services should build close links between community, in-patient, residential treatment and rehabilitation providers who in turn, need to forge close links with After-care services.
The strategy aims are for individual, person centred approaches toward an alcohol/drug free life and to build:
- Social capital the resource a person has from their relationships (e.g. family, partners, children, friends and peers). This includes both support received, and commitment and obligations resulting from relationships;
- Physical capital such as money and a safe place to live;
- Human capital skills, mental and physical health, and a job; and
- Cultural capital values, beliefs and attitudes held by the individual.
The purpose of this pre-procurement market engagement process is for Luton Borough Council to:
- Engage with the supply market and support providers to use their local and national knowledge of alcohol and drug systems to contribute to our needs and assets assessment;
- Help us get a sense of the current market position, to identify areas of innovation and new thinking and to benefit from examples of good practice you are aware of from elsewhere;
- To be able to evaluate findings from the event to inform the new children, young people and adult alcohol and drug service specification(s).
The Council will consider the input and responses received as part of this pre-procurement market engagement to help inform the Council with options and decision making in regards to the future procurement.
For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process. Participation or non-participation in the pre-procurement market engagement process shall not prevent any supplier participating in the proposed procurement nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the pre-procurement engagement shall place any supplier at an advantage in the proposed procurement process.
Luton Borough Council is looking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced provider/providers who can demonstrate an in depth understanding of the requirements.
The Council welcomes interest from the voluntary sector and small and medium enterprises.
The contract will run for an initial term of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 years (5 + 1 + 1) subject to Council budgets and final approval, satisfactory performance and contract outcomes.
This notice is intended to inform prospective providers of the indicative tender time-scales for the project and invite organisations to take part in a market engagement exercise to discuss good practise and innovation which will inform the needs assessment.
Prospective providers are invited to express an interest in the forthcoming procurement exercise and supplier meetings. Please express an interest by e mailing
Please provide the names and roles of the people who will attend the open day - ideally we would like no more than 3 from any organisation.
A stakeholder event will be held on the 8.6.2016 starting at 9:00. and finishing at 14:00.
It is anticipated the ITT will be issued in early August 2016 with return date around the end of September 2016. The contract start will be on the 1.4.2017
The value indicated below is for the life of the contract.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: 35 000 000 GBP
The strategy encourages a ‘whole system’ outcome focussed approach, working with education, training, employment, housing, family support services, wider health services and where relevant, prison, probation, and youth justice services to address the needs of the whole person. Services should build close links between community, in-patient, residential treatment and rehabilitation providers who in turn, need to forge close links with After-care services.
The strategy aims are for individual, person centred approaches toward an alcohol/drug free life and to build:
- Social capital the resource a person has from their relationships (e.g. family, partners, children, friends and peers). This includes both support received, and commitment and obligations resulting from relationships;
- Physical capital such as money and a safe place to live;
- Human capital skills, mental and physical health, and a job; and
- Cultural capital values, beliefs and attitudes held by the individual.
The purpose of this pre-procurement market engagement process is for Luton Borough Council to:
- Engage with the supply market and support providers to use their local and national knowledge of alcohol and drug systems to contribute to our needs and assets assessment;
- Help us get a sense of the current market position, to identify areas of innovation and new thinking and to benefit from examples of good practice you are aware of from elsewhere;
- To be able to evaluate findings from the event to inform the new children, young people and adult alcohol and drug service specification(s).
The Council will consider the input and responses received as part of this pre-procurement market engagement to help inform the Council with options and decision making in regards to the future procurement.
For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process. Participation or non-participation in the pre-procurement market engagement process shall not prevent any supplier participating in the proposed procurement nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the pre-procurement engagement shall place any supplier at an advantage in the proposed procurement process.
Luton Borough Council is looking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced provider/providers who can demonstrate an in depth understanding of the requirements.
The Council welcomes interest from the voluntary sector and small and medium enterprises.
The contract will run for an initial term of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 years (5 + 1 + 1) subject to Council budgets and final approval, satisfactory performance and contract outcomes.
This notice is intended to inform prospective providers of the indicative tender time-scales for the project and invite organisations to take part in a market engagement exercise to discuss good practise and innovation which will inform the needs assessment.
Prospective providers are invited to express an interest in the forthcoming procurement exercise and supplier meetings. Please express an interest by e mailing
Please provide the names and roles of the people who will attend the open day - ideally we would like no more than 3 from any organisation.
A stakeholder event will be held on the 8.6.2016 starting at 9:00. and finishing at 14:00.
It is anticipated the ITT will be issued in early August 2016 with return date around the end of September 2016. The contract start will be on the 1.4.2017
The value indicated below is for the life of the contract.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: 35 000 000 GBP
II.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85000000
II.6)Scheduled date for start of award procedures
II.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.8)Additional information:
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Information about reserved contracts
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
16.5.2016