Contract award · 12 Mar 2026

CP2720-25 - Specialist Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Service

Devon County Council awarded “Specialist Community Substance Use Treatment and…” to Waythrough for £21.7m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth West

Value £21.7m
WinnerWaythrough

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Devon County Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Waythrough
Value
£21,651,615
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Rehabilitation services (CPV 85312500)
Timeline
  1. Contract date12 Mar 2026
  2. Published12 Mar 2026Published the same day

Description

Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery services for people aged 18yrs+ to cover the Devon County Council footprint. The service is required to provide clinical and psychosocial interventions to support those living with an alcohol or other drug dependency to help stabilise, detox and recovery from addiction. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award Notice. The Authority intends to award this contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The lifetime value of the contract is £21,651,615 The contract will commence on 1st April 2027 and will expire on 31st March 2028 Option to extend the contract for a further 2 x 12 months - 1st April 2028 - 31st March 2029 - 1st April 2029 - 31st March 2030

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