Awarded· 30 Jul 2025
Provision of Community outreach addiction services
West Dunbartonshire Council · West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
West Dunbartonshire Council has awarded Provision of Community outreach addiction services. It is a contract for other health and social care in West Dunbartonshire.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 31 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Alternatives West Dunbartonshire Community Drug Service
2025
Award notice published
OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) · 00:00
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About this tender
In brief
West Dunbartonshire Council has awarded Provision of Community outreach addiction services. It is a contract for other health and social care in West Dunbartonshire. The contract went to Alternatives West Dunbartonshire Community Drug Service. It was awarded on 30 July 2025. The contract value is £145,600.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Public Contracts Scotland published it on 31 July 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000803984.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "Provision of Community outreach addiction services" was undertaken by West Dunbartonshire Council, based in Dumbarton, UK. This initiative falls under the general public services industry category and focuses on the provision of support services to individuals over 18 with substance misuse issues in the UKM81 region. The procurement stage has been completed, with the award confirmed on 31 July 2025.
The Council utilised a limited procurement method, executing a direct award under the light touch regime. The resulting contract, valued at £145,600, was signed on 30 July 2025 with Alternatives West Dunbartonshire Community Drug Service as the supplier. This contract specifically benefits suppliers adept at operating within the legal framework of direct awards without prior publication, focusing on services uniquely tailored to meet the recovery needs in West Dunbartonshire.
About this tender
West Dunbartonshire Council, whose service delivery is carried out by the West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (WDHSCP), seeks to appoint a provider to deliver a community based Recovery Group-work Programmes and Supported Recovery Service for Adults who are over 18 years and have substance misuse issues.
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West Dunbartonshire Council, whose service delivery is carried out by the West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (WDHSCP), seeks to appoint a provider to deliver a community based Recovery Group-work Programmes and Supported Recovery Service for Adults who are over 18 years and have substance misuse issues.
The aim of the Service shall be to provide a range of community based Recovery Group-work Programmes and Supported Recovery Service focussed on individual and group services to people of West Dunbartonshire over the age of 18 who have substance misuse issues
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Alternatives West Dunbartonshire Community Drug Service
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.
Values
- Contracts value
- £145,600
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: awards.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000803984
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services; 85310000 - Social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- West Dunbartonshire
- Town
- Glasgow
- Postcode
- G82 1QL
- Electoral ward
- Dumbarton
- Constituency
- West Dunbartonshire
- Delivery area
- East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- Area
- West Central Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- West Dunbartonshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Jennifer Darkins
- Phone
- +44 1389737000
- Address
- Dumbarton, G82 1QL · Scotland · Scotland
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Alternatives West Dunbartonshire Community Drug Service
- Awardee scale
- Not stated
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Provision of Community outreach addiction services - West Dunbartonshire Council, whose service delivery is…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- West-dunbarton.gov.ukwest-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/suppliers/procurement/
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000803984 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Provision of Community outreach addiction services
Who won the Provision of Community outreach addiction services contract?
West Dunbartonshire Council awarded the contract to Alternatives West Dunbartonshire Community Drug Service on 30 July 2025.
How much is the Provision of Community outreach addiction services contract worth?
The contract value is £145,600.
Who is the buyer for Provision of Community outreach addiction services?
West Dunbartonshire Council, based in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The named contact is Jennifer Darkins, on +44 1389737000.
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