The Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award

Process C under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The service will provide community-based specialist treatment and support for adults with

drug and/or alcohol use problems.

The Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award

Process C under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The service will provide community-based specialist treatment and support for adults with

drug and/or alcohol use problems.

The service to be delivered via this contract will reduce the impact of drug and alcohol use on

the London Borough of Merton. It will address the health and social harms caused by drugs

and alcohol including achieving a reduction in drug and alcohol related deaths. The service

will be essential in operationalising the strategic direction set by the Merton Combatting

Substance Misuse Partnership and it will support the London Borough of Merton in its work

to deliver the goals of the national 10-year drug strategy.

The Authority published an intention to award the contract on 11th November 2024, and has now observed the subsequent standstill period. The contract is now to be awarded to the provider