Contract award · 30 May 2026

Inpatient Detox (IPD)

Stockton on Tees Borough Council awarded “Inpatient Detox (IPD)” to North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust for £372k.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth East

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
Stockton on Tees Borough Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£372,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Rehabilitation services (CPV 85312500)
Timeline
  1. Contract date30 May 2026
  2. Published24 Aug 2026Published 86 days after the contract date

Description

This contract is for medically managed alcohol inpatient detox using drug strategy grant (DATRIG) which includes allocation for IPD. SBC commissions this service on behalf on Hartlepool and Stockton. The aim of the service is to provide safe withdrawal from alcohol dependence for residents who have been referred by Specialist Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services as part of their recovery plan. The service provides care to service users with substance-related problems that are sufficiently severe and/or complex that they require medical, psychiatric, and psychological care 24 hours a day. The service is staffed by a multidisciplinary team with specialist knowledge of the management of addiction. Treatment is based on a plan of care, developed prior to admission, by community drug and alcohol recovery services and should encompass relevant preparatory work and a seamless transition to on-going treatment after discharge. The treatment provided by the service is: • individually ta…

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