Coming up· published 13 Feb 2026
Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council is planning Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Feb 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 11:24
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council is planning Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Find a Tender published it on 13 February 2026. The notice number is 013321-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0653ad.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council has announced a planned procurement process under the Provider Selection Regime, aiming to offer supplementary substance misuse treatment and recovery services in County Durham (region UKC14). The process is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 1st March 2026. This procurement falls within the health and social work services category (CPV 85000000), and is coordinated by the Director of Public Health.
The contract will be awarded to the most suitable provider and is integrated with the County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service, funded by ringfenced components within the Public Health Grant for drug and alcohol prevention, treatment, and recovery. The prospects for contributing to community health initiatives are noteworthy, making this a promising avenue for growth and collaboration with regional authorities.
The notice in full
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process. The decision makers is the Director of Public Health. The contract is for the provision of posts and interventions that are funded by the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery and Housing Support components of the ringfenced funding within the Public Health Grant for drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and recovery.
The services will be fully integrated with the County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
The intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process.
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
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 013321-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0653ad
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Town
- Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 5WB
- Electoral ward
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Delivery area
- Durham
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Durham
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Durham County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Donna Iley
- Address
- Durham, DH1 5WB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services
When will the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services tender open?
Durham County 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.
Who is the buyer for Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East. The named contact is Donna Iley.
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