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Voices in Recovery: A Lived Experience Evaluation of Substance Use Service

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Local authority

In brief

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council awarded care and healthcare work to Create Strength Group on 23 March 2026.

The notice gives a value of £600,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.

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What the notice says

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) seeks to commission a Provider to deliver and develop Voices in Recovery (VIR) Alcohol and Drug Use and Recovery Lived Experience Service. The Service is a critical component of the district's response to the national drug strategy, From Harm to Hope, and the recommendations from Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs. VIR will ensure that the voices and involvement of people who have lived experience and living experience of alcohol and/or drug-related harm are essential in informing and shaping treatment and recovery services across the Bradford District.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Create Strength Group (SME)
2 bids received
£600,000
Awarded 6 March 2026
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 071829-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 085891-2025
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 021560-2026
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 055735-2026

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From notice 071829-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 7 November 2025, last updated 12 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.