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Awarded· 17 Mar 2025

All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Service

Cheshire East Council · Cheshire East, North West

Cheshire East Council has awarded All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire East.

Source: Find a Tender, published 2 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 17:03

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  2. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 09:41

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About this tender

In brief

Cheshire East Council has awarded All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire East. The contract went to Change, Grow, Live Services. It was awarded on 17 March 2025. The contract value is £27,689,625.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 2 May 2025. The notice number is 018669-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ee1f.

Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire East Council has awarded a contract for the provision of an All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Service to Change, Grow, Live Services Ltd. The procurement process was conducted under the Provider Selection Regime, specifically following Direct Award Process C as per the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This service falls within the classification of rehabilitation services.

The contract was formally awarded on 31st March 2025, and it is set to commence on 1st April 2025, running until 31st March 2030, with options for two 12-month extensions. The contract value is estimated to be £22,521,479.25, excluding VAT, with the potential to increase to £27,689,625.67, contingent upon additional grant funding. The procurement method employed was limited, as this process fell outside the typical directive scope.

It also emphasises the significance of integrating services and reducing health inequalities, traits that are increasingly valued in public procurement exercises.

The notice in full

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. Cheshire East Council intend to award a contract for the provision of an all-age drugs and alcohol service. The awarding of this contract is subject to Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The publication of this notice confirms that the standstill period will begin on 18th March 2025. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 27th March 2025. Cheshire East Council has decided to award this contract to the existing provider, following on from a satisfactory assessment of both the key criteria and basic selection criteria.

No conflicts have been declared nor identified. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Cheshire East Council intend to award a contract for the provision of an all-age drugs and alcohol service. This service will emphasise early intervention, prevention and harm reduction, aiming to change behaviours and improve health outcomes for individuals, families and communities.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Change, Grow, Live Services
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£27,689,625

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
018669-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee1f
CPV code
85312500 - Rehabilitation services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Cheshire East Council is based in Cheshire East. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Cheshire East
Town
Crewe
Postcode
CW1 2JZ
Electoral ward
Crewe Central
Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich
Delivery area
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Sub-region
Cheshire East
Area
Cheshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Category
Services
Address
Crewe, CW1 2JZ · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Change, Grow, Live Services
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Service

Who won the All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Service contract?

Cheshire East Council awarded the contract to Change, Grow, Live Services on 17 March 2025.

How much is the All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Service contract worth?

The contract value is £27,689,625.

Who is the buyer for All-Age Drugs and Alcohol Service?

Cheshire East Council, based in Cheshire East, North West.

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