Drug and Alcohol Community Service

Bath and North East Somerset Council is seeking to procure an all age Drug and Alcohol Community Service to support adults, children, young people and their families and affected others who have experienced difficulties linked to substance use. The Council is looking for a service that is accessible, inclusive and outcomes-focused, empowering people to lead drug and alcohol harm free lives. We are proposing the service will provide interventions to achieve outcomes to reduce harms caused by substances, enable, and maximise chances of recovery and offer support that enables universal and targeted services for the population. We are seeking a service to provide a safe, effective, and high-quality community-based specialist treatment with a range of evidenced based substance use interventions that will support all aged people and their families achieving positive outcomes with respect to alcohol and other drug use; offending and criminal involvement; physical and psychological health and social functioning. We are proposing that the service will provide specialist expertise, working directly with people and supporting, contributing, and enabling the wider system to effectively respond to the challenges of drug and alcohol use. The community-based substance use service will be responsive to identified and emerging local needs (to include, but not be limited to: alcohol, opiate, non-opiates, psychoactive substances, prescription and over the counter drugs as well as image and performance enhancing drugs) and will provide both medical and psychosocial interventions for harm reduction and recovery. We are seeking a service provider that will invest in strong collaboration with other services and partners in the community, have clear pathways in and out of different support services and health settings and be integrated in B&NES to reduce harm and build recovery in partnership and not in isolation. The proposed contract length is for 5 years with +2 year extension option. The contract will start in April 2025. A market engagement event will take place on Thursday 9th May, 2.30pm – 4pm in Keynsham Civic Centre. Please could you confirm your interest in attending by emailing public_health@bathnes.gov.uk with details of your name, organisation, position and telephone number.