Awarded· 7 Nov 2025
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Contract
Norfolk County Council · Norwich, East of England
Norfolk County Council has awarded Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Norwich.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Change Grow Live Services
2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 10:43
View notice2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 10:36
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About this tender
In brief
Norfolk County Council has awarded Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Norwich. The contract went to Change Grow Live Services. It was awarded on 7 November 2025. The contract value is £70,991,740.
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 073438-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e02c.
Summary of the contracting process
Norfolk County Council has undertaken a procurement process for a Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, targeting community health services within the UK region of Norfolk. The procurement, classified under CPV code 85323000, reached the award stage, with the process recently concluding with the intention notice released on 13th November 2025.
The procurement method was a limited, direct award to an existing provider without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is set to commence on 1st April 2026 and run until 31st March 2036, with a standstill period from 14th November to midnight on 25th November 2025, allowing for any provider representations as per the regulatory framework.
The successful bidder, Change Grow Live Services Limited, a large enterprise based in Brighton, has been awarded the contract based on their ability to meet the material requirements of the tender. The substantial contract value of £70,991,740 over ten years further underscores its significance in delivering long-term service outcomes and community support.
The notice in full
This notice is an intention to award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Norfolk County Council wishes to procure an integrated drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service, for people experiencing Drug and Alcohol dependency and to build community resilience for Norfolk adults aged 18 + years.
The service will be outcome based and recovery focused, prioritising prevention and early intervention, in addition to demonstrating innovation and evidence-based good practice to deliver the best possible outcomes for individuals and their families. The service will be responsible for delivery of a comprehensive range of evidence-based services, to support the drug and alcohol related needs of adults.
This will include a flexible range of programmes and interventions across all modalities in each locality.
Lots (1)
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Lot 1Cancelled
This is an intention to award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Direct Award Process C. Norfolk County Council wishes to procure an integrated drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service, for people experiencing Drug and Alcohol dependency and to build community resilience for Norfolk adults aged 18 + years.
The service will be outcome based and recovery focused, prioritising prevention and early intervention, in addition to demonstrating innovation and evidence-based good practice to deliver the best possible outcomes for individuals and their families. The service will be responsible for delivery of a comprehensive range of evidence-based services, to support the drug and alcohol related needs of adults.
This will include a flexible range of programmes and interventions across all modalities in each locality. Additional information: The value in this notice is the value for 10 years excluding VAT and excluding any fee uplift as per the terms and conditions. The Contract is for 10 years from 1st April 2026 to 31 March 2036.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- 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
- £70,991,740
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
- 073438-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e02c
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Norwich
- Town
- Norwich
- Postcode
- NR1 2DH
- Electoral ward
- Lakenham
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Delivery area
- Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Norwich and East Norfolk
- Area
- Norfolk
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Norfolk County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Sarah Hardy
- Phone
- +44 1603223968
- Address
- Norwich, NR1 2DH · East of England · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Change Grow Live Services
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Contract
Who won the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Contract contract?
Norfolk County Council awarded the contract to Change Grow Live Services on 7 November 2025.
How much is the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Contract contract worth?
The contract value is £70,991,740.
Who is the buyer for Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Contract?
Norfolk County Council, based in Norwich, East of England. The named contact is Sarah Hardy, on +44 1603223968.
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