Coming up· published 28 Apr 2025
Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership - Assertive Outreach Service
Aberdeen City Council · Aberdeen City, Scotland
Aberdeen City Council is planning Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership - Assertive Outreach Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Aberdeen City.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 28 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice · 00:00
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Aberdeen City Council is planning Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership - Assertive Outreach Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Aberdeen City. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £360,850.
Public Contracts Scotland published it on 28 April 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000797098. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process initiated by Aberdeen City Council is currently at the planning stage for the "Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership - Assertive Outreach Service". This service aims to support individuals in high-risk groups dealing with problematic drug and alcohol use, with a focus on trauma-informed responses and basic support.
Set to operate from 1 September 2025 to 30 November 2028, with an option for a one-year extension, the estimated value is £86,605 per annum. The service falls under the general public services category, with delivery located in Aberdeen City (UKM50) and classified under CPV code 85000000. Interested parties must submit their notes of interest by Monday, 12 May 2025, as per the published notice communication.
Enterprises that specialise in trauma-informed care and outreach programs will find this procurement appealing, as it aligns with skills in managing cases that involve high-risk individuals due to drug-related harm.
About this tender
The Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership requires the provision of an Assertive Outreach Service for people requiring support for problematic drug and alcohol use in identified high-risk groups. This service will focus on providing trauma informed responses and basic support for individuals who have been assessed as high risk.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
The Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership requires the provision of an Assertive Outreach Service for people requiring support for problematic drug and alcohol use in identified high-risk groups. This service will be part of a bespoke Assertive Outreach service to allow Aberdeen City ADP to respond to non-fatal overdose and people identified at high risk of drug related harm.
The service is commissioned specifically to support the Assertive Outreach Coordinator who will operationally manage and coordinate the service. This service will focus on providing trauma informed responses and basic support for individuals who have been assessed as high risk.
Assertive Outreach is a persistent and purposeful approach used to engage with individuals who do not present to, or have difficulties engaging with housing, homelessness, or health and social care services.
This approach is particularly effective for people who are isolated, alienated, unwell, or disabled, and who are unable or unwilling to attend services and keep appointments It is estimated that the contract would run from 1 September 2025 to 30 November 2028 with a one year potential extension. The estimated contract value would be 86605 GDP per year..
This notice is designed to test market interest and capability to deliver this service, it is not a call for competition. If there are sufficient capable providers interested in this opportunity an appropriate procurement activity will be undertaken at a later date.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £360,850
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000797098
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Aberdeen City
- Town
- Aberdeen
- Postcode
- AB16 5GB
- Electoral ward
- Midstocket/Rosemount
- Constituency
- Aberdeen North
- Delivery area
- Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Area
- North Eastern Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Aberdeen City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Catherine King
- Phone
- +44 1467539600
- Address
- Aberdeen, AB16 5GB · Scotland · Scotland
Documents and links
- Aberdeen ADP Assertive Outreach Service Note of Interestpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocumen…
- Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership - Assertive Outreach Service - The Aberdeen City Alcohol and…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- Publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000797098 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership - Assertive Outreach Service
When will the Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership - Assertive Outreach Service tender open?
Aberdeen City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership - Assertive Outreach Service contract worth?
The estimated value is £360,850.
Who is the buyer for Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership - Assertive Outreach Service?
Aberdeen City Council, based in Aberdeen City, Scotland. The named contact is Catherine King, on +44 1467539600.
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