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Adult Drug & Alcohol Treatment Service
Brighton and Hove City Council · Local authority
In brief
Brighton and Hove City Council has announced plans to buy healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £50,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Brighton & Hove City Council intends to undertake a procurement process for the delivery of an Adult Drug & Alcohol Treatment Service. This notice is issued to inform the provider market of our intentions and to invite participation in early market engagement activities.
Summary of Requirements:
The Council seeks to commission a comprehensive, integrated treatment and recovery service for adults (18+) affected by drug and/or alcohol use. The service will include:
• Engagement and assessment
• Psychosocial interventions
• Clinical treatment (MAT, alcohol detox pathways, liver scan, Hep B vaccine, BBV testing)
• Harm reduction, including NSP and naloxone
• Outreach service to supported accommodation, including prescribing, NSP and Naloxone
• Co-occurring condition responses
• Specialised Psychology team and intervention
• Hospital liaison
• Criminal justice pathways, including continuation of care
• Transition work from CYP service
• Recovery support and peer-led intervention
• Management of inpatient detox
• Developing new pathways for ketamine and other New Psychoactive Substances
*PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS MARKET ENGAGEMENT UNDER THE PROVIDER SELECTION REGIME, RATHER THAN PROCUREMENT ACT 2023*
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 018202-2026
About the buyer
Brighton and Hove City CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
92Awards
29Suppliers it has used most for healthcare
- The Grace Eyre Foundation2 contracts
- University Hospitals Sussex2 contracts
- Achieve Together Limited1 contract
- Down Syndrome Development Trust1 contract
- Evans Care Limited1 contract
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From notice 018202-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.