Community Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services

The Community Alcohol and Drug Recovery services will be delivered across Glasgow City, offering multiple responses to individuals and their families. The services will offer flexibility to meet the needs of people who are at various stages of recovery, from people who are seeking initial support to address harmful use, right through to those who are in recovery and seek an abstinence-based support approach and support network.

Awarded Providers will work to provide a network of services designed with the fundamental aim to support individuals with their harmful alcohol and drug use. They will offer support to: -Begin the recovery from harmful alcohol and drug use. -Work with individuals to achieve and maintain abstinence. -Build supportive and resilient relationships in families affected by others harmful alcohol and drug use. -Maintain and sustain community living for those people with ARBD.

The contract term will be for 4 years with the option of 2-year extension. Annual Value based on 25/26 Budget Lot 1 2,970,420 GBP, Lot 2 429,315 GBP, Lot 4 240,989 GBP and Lot 5 value of 500,000GBP is estimated and will be subject to additional funding being made available.

Lots 1,2 and 4 will be block funded based on minimum required service delivery levels of 95%. Lot 3 not awarded at this time.

Counselling services will be an early intervention to problematic alcohol and drug use and can divert people from statutory services. Services will be embedded as part of the recovery orientated system of care across Glasgow City, delivering at Tiers 2-3 of the National Framework.

The service will have screening methods to determine the best approach for the individual: delivering support, such as, Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABI) and Counselling work . The service will deliver Brief Interventions to reduce harms from drugs, in particular cocaine, linking to the findings of the most up to Public Health Scotland’s data evidence-based practice on interventions to reduce harms from Cocaine.

The service will deliver structured therapeutic sessions using common evidence-based approaches, such as: Motivational interviewing; Cognitive behavioural Therapy and Trauma Informed Therapy. This list is not exhaustive and more personalised approaches can be offered.

There is a requirement to have accommodation where services can be delivered and the service must also be able to offer more localised sessions in communities across the three locality areas in Glasgow. Additional information: Lot 2 Services are a single supplier award.

Initial contract duration is 4 years (48 months) with the option to extend for a further 2 year (24 months) period. Contract Values provided are based on 72 months.

The outreach service will deliver a care and support service for people with a diagnosis of ARBD The service will deliver flexible person-led support, tailored to each individual’s stage of their ARBD diagnosis. The service will promote improved cognitive functioning and provide support with daily living skills, physical health, mental wellbeing and independence to sustain community living.

The delivery of support will be in a person’s own home or in their current accommodation setting. There may be situations where in-reach transition support into the HSCP commissioned short term ARBD residential care homes is required, to support a move onto Community living.

Services will be available 7 days a week and will normally be blocks of support delivered daily or on agreed days as defined in the assessment of need provided by the HSCP’s ARBD Team. The service will focus on recovery potential and build on established routines by ensuring there are skilled staff who understand ARBD and recognise the impact and the recovery potential for an individual.

The service will implement a range of memory aids and look at the use of digital technology solutions to meet outcomes. The service will work in partnership with the HSCP ARBD team and the Community Recovery services.

The role of community integration and social connection will require the service to have / develop knowledge and awareness of local communities, social networks and the community alcohol and drug recovery services. Additional information: Lot 4 Services are a single supplier award.

Initial contract duration is 4 years (48 months) with the option to extend for a further 2 year (24 months) period. Contract Values provided are based on 72 months.

Use of this Lot will be funding dependant and will rely upon new or additional funding being made available to the council and/or HSCP to meet specific service delivery outcomes. Awarded providers to Lot 5 will be part of a non ranked supplier list.

Whether required outcomes for any new funding align with current service delivery models per Lot will be considered when determining call offs. Call offs will be made via Direct Award or Mini Competition for requirements that arise from additional funding becoming available which may be made at any point through the contract duration and may run for a period shorter than or up to the full contract duration. Additional information: There is no guarantee that Lot 5 contract value will be realised and therefore no guarantee of business can be made.