Awarded· 12 Nov 2025
Children and Young People Drug and Alcohol Services
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust · Huntingdonshire, East of England
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust has awarded Children and Young People Drug and Alcohol Services. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Huntingdonshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Aquarius Action Projects
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 12:10
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About this tender
In brief
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust has awarded Children and Young People Drug and Alcohol Services. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Huntingdonshire. The contract went to Aquarius Action Projects. It was awarded on 12 November 2025. The contract value is £2,535,636.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 13 November 2025. The notice number is 073493-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e051.
Summary of the contracting process
The "Children and Young People Drug and Alcohol Services" contract, managed by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, falls under the rehabilitation services category. This contract involves a limited procurement method, specifically a direct award, without prior publication of a call for competition, to ensure continuity and stability in service delivery.
The supplier for this contract is Aquarius Action Projects, and the contract has a significant value of £2,535,636.16, covering multiple UK regions including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK. This process was initiated as a tender, with its Award Stage completed and the contract signed on 12th November 2025.
Service commencement is scheduled for 1st April 2026 and will run until 31st March 2032, with a two-year extension option included, potentially extending until 2034. This procurement aligns well with SMEs due to its stable and integrated nature within the wider BLMK ICB system and social care teams. The engagement also highlights the importance of a proven track record, as it values the continuity provided by the current supplier.
The notice in full
Direct Award via PSR Direct Award C Annual contract value PS316,954.52 Start Date - 01.04.2026 End Date - 31.03.2032 End Date including options - 2 years (2034) Overall Contract Value Inc Options - PS2,535,636.16 Rationale - Current provider delivering the service and continuity needed for delivery of the service for young people.
Key Part of the wider BLMK ICB contract in Beds and Luton and was included in the overall specification and direct award under PSR for award for the same timeframe of this contract.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Children and Young People's Social Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Aquarius Action Projects
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £2,535,636
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
- 073493-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e051
- CPV code
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Town
- Peterborough
- Postcode
- PE27 4LG
- Electoral ward
- St Ives South
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Delivery area
- North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Cambridgeshire CC
- Area
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Kira Richardson
- Address
- Cambridgeshire, PE27 4LG · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Aquarius Action Projects
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
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Questions about Children and Young People Drug and Alcohol Services
Who won the Children and Young People Drug and Alcohol Services contract?
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust awarded the contract to Aquarius Action Projects on 12 November 2025.
How much is the Children and Young People Drug and Alcohol Services contract worth?
The contract value is £2,535,636.
Who is the buyer for Children and Young People Drug and Alcohol Services?
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, based in Huntingdonshire, East of England. The named contact is Kira Richardson.
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