Pan London Substance Use Programme - London Inpatient Detoxification and Stabilisation (IPD)

The City of London Corporation (the City), as the Lead Commissioner, and Accountable Body, is seeking to commission Provider organisations with demonstrable experience in delivering complex health and social care services to deliver Inpatient Detoxification and Stabilisation (IPD) beds. This model will support both London residents and individuals who are sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough.

Building on the existing Pan-London Substance Misuse Programme, the Provider/s will help realise the City’s ambition to:

• Establish long-term, sustainable, and geographically dispersed IPD provision that effectively meets diverse and complex client needs; and
• Deliver equitable, pan London access to IPD beds for all London Local Authorities.

Estimated Contract Value: three-year contract = £7.95m

This initiative represents a significant opportunity to collaborate with partners across London to transform the delivery model for Inpatient Detoxification and Stabilisation (IPD) service. The aim is to create accessible, inclusive and responsive IPD delivery that supports health inclusion groups and contributes meaningfully to reducing health inequalities across the capital. The IPD provision will deliver a broad range of care to meet diverse and complex client needs.

A key feature of the IPD service will be the strategic distribution of IPD bedspaces to support equitable access with a particular emphasis on increasing availability within London and surrounding region of M25

The model will encompass:

• Specialist inpatient medically assisted withdrawal beds
• Residential medically assisted withdrawal beds.

To provide the required stability and guaranteed access, block booking of a proportion of IPD bed capacity will be essential.

This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal’ (https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate, and registration is free.

The estimated contract value given at sections 31 and 32 is for the full duration of the contract, including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £2,633,333.33

The notice by the Contracting Authority for the procurement of a contract under the Health Care Services [Provider Selection Regime] 2023 [ PSR 2023 Regulations] as amended by Regulation 28 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 [ The 2025 Regulations]. The Notice is for the purposes of Regulation 11 (3) and 11 (3) of the PSR, a notice inviting offers to provide the relevant health care services set out in this Notice.

Tenders[JG2.1] will be assessed in accordance with the Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria set out in the tender documents. The award of any contract will be subject to further approval in accordance with the City Corporation’s own internal governance.

This route is appropriate as there is more than one capable provider and there is a need to test the market to ensure best value, innovation, and quality.

This aligns with PSR's Procurement core principles of transparency and proportionality.