Provision of an Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Early Intervention and Support Service

Concepts

• health and social work
• irvine
• north ayrshire council
• support service
• early intervention
• rehabilitation services
• alcohol and drug prevention, early intervention and support service
• suitably qualified service provider
• drugs prevention
• behalf of the north ayrshire drug

Location

North Ayrshire (including Isle of Arran and Isle of Cumbrae)

Description

North Ayrshire Council (the Council), on behalf of the North Ayrshire Drug & Alcohol Recovery Service (NADARS) is seeking a suitably qualified Service Provider to deliver an alcohol and drugs prevention, early intervention and support service. The service will be delivered to individuals with substance misuse issues, aged 16 years and over and to family members or carers affected by an individual with substance misuse issues. The contract period will be 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The contract will be let under North Ayrshire Council's Terms and Conditions of Contract for Health and Social Care Services.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service will be delivered across the 6 locality areas of North Ayrshire (including the islands of Arran and Cumbrae). Service delivery is anticipated to be delivered in three categories: 1) Prevention is defined as a range of services aimed at preventing, delaying or reducing the negative consequences of substance misuse such as health and social harm. Includes identification of individuals, education and prevention with an emphasis on peer led recovery. 2) Early Intervention is defined as a range of services aimed at intervening at an early stage in order to prevent the development or escalation of problems in the future. Includes Brief Intervention and psycho-social support. 3) On going recovery support for individuals, carers and families. Eligible individuals will be aged 16 years and over who have addiction issues that include alcohol and/or all types of drugs and who are ordinarily a resident of North Ayrshire. Additional information: The contract may be extended for up to a further 24 months.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
• 85310000 - Social work services
• 85300000 - Social work and related services
• 85320000 - Social services
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
• 85312320 - Counselling services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process. Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1.2 of the qualification envelope. Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1. Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots Delivery of the contract is location specific Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. (SC Ref:734382)