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Expressions of interest
THE PROVISION OF A LOCAL RESIDENTIAL DETOXIFICATION
PROJECT FOR ADULTSWITH PROBLEMATIC SUBSTANCE MISUSE
Oxfordshire County Council (CPU785)
Oxfordshire County Council Public Health Directorate are seeking expressions of interest
fromorganisations interested in providing amedically assisted Residential Detoxification
Project for adults, aged 18 years or over, with problematic drug and or alcohol addiction
resident inOxfordshire froma facility located inOxford city. These premises aremanaged
under a separate agreement by St Mungos.
The project will provide 10 beds and will be a clinically managed residential detoxification service
providing an intensive treatment programme that combines medically assisted withdrawal/detoxification
and evidenced based psychosocial individual and group interventions. The service will offer a programme
for a maximum of 12 weeks with flexibility for intensive shorter stay, assisted withdrawal programmes of
4 to 8 weeks for those who are assessed as suitable.
Embedded within the medical detoxification plan and psychosocial interventions will be a 7 day
programme of activities and positive healthy lifestyle programme, to meet the goals identified with the
service user during the assessment and the care planning process.This contract may also include support
services for a 5 bed move on accommodation.
It is expected that the Contract will commence on 1 October 2014, and will be for a period of 3 years,
with possible extensions of 1 year plus 1 year. Please note TUPE will apply to this contract.
Please express your interest via the “opportunities” function on the southeast business portal
www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk
.
Oxfordshire County Council will not be bound to award any contract under this tender process.
Tender documents will be issued to all interested parties at a later date.
If, however, you have any general questions regarding this service please
contact Sarah Roberts, email
sarah.roberts@oxfordshire.gov.uk
FEMALE CARE COORDINATOR
Hebron Trust is a registered Christian charity providing a
specialised residential rehabilitation programme for women
with serious drug and alcohol addiction. Our programme is
abstinence based, centred round the 12 steps and combines
a mixture of group work, psychosocial interventions and
practical and vocational activities.
We require an experienced counsellor to develop and
coordinate delivery of our care treatment programme within
the Trust ethos and treatment philosophy. You will lead and
manage a small team, require knowledge of the 12 Step
model and be able to deliver group facilitation. Management
experience with a minimum of Diploma in Counselling or
equivalent is essential.
Please contact Mo for further details and an application
form on 01603 439905 or email mo@hebrontrust.org.uk.
Closing date: 21 February 2014
GOR: Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Sch.9 Part 1
We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
TENDER OPPORTUNITY:
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of
Recovery Focused Integrated Substance Misuse
Community Services for the Isle ofWight
The Isle of Wight Council invites tenders from suitably qualified organisations for the
provision of Recovery Focused Integrated Substance Misuse Community Services for
the Isle of Wight. The contract is to run from 1 October 2014 for a period of 3 years
with the option to extend for a further period of up to 2 years at the sole discretion of
the Council.
Tenderers should be able to demonstrate the knowledge, innovation and ability to
deliver substance misuse services to meet the needs of our local population. This will
include adult, young persons and criminal justice services.
This service will be outcome focused and will deliver a recovery based journey through
treatment. The contract will have a payment by result element.
The expected allocated budget for these services is in the range of £1.2 to £1.4 million
per annum.
It is intended to hold a Bidders Event on 7 March 2014 at the Council offices on the
Isle of Wight subject to interest. The aims of this event are to explain,
• The service that we wish to commission
• What we are looking for from interested parties
• The calculation method for Payment by Results
• How the bids will be evaluated.
A more detailed advert can be viewed at:
www.iwight.com/contractopportunities
Tenders can be submitted by completing a Tender pack which is to be returned by
no later than 14:00 Hrs on the 31 March 2014.
The tender reference is PH/1305/T01 and the pack can be obtained from:
Email: lucy.mclaughlin@iow.gov.uk
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