AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Lewisham Council published a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention-to-award notice for its Adults Community Drug & Alcohol Service, naming Change Grow Live (CGL). The notice says the contract had not yet formally been awarded and began a standstill period ending 19 October 2026. However, the embedded contract record reports an active contract, a signed date of 7 October 2026 and a £41,309,988 value, while the sole lot is marked cancelled.
Published outcomeProposed award to Change Grow Live (CGL) for lot 1, subject to the stated PSR standstill process; the published records contain materially inconsistent lifecycle information.
Market significanceThe published nine-year maximum service value is £41,309,988 for adult community drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in Lewisham, with an initial three-year term and discretionary extension options of up to six years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Change Grow Live (CGL)
90% confidenceAward 094937-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £41,309,988 shared published contract value GBP · Named proposed supplier; formal award status is inconsistent in the source
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Award 094937-2026-1 identifies Change Grow Live (CGL) as supplier for lot 1. The contract record linked to that award gives GBP 41,309,988, while the notice rationale says the contract had not yet formally been awarded.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice character
99% confidencePSR intention-to-award notice
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The description states: "This is an intention to award notice" and "This notice is placed to set out Lewisham Council's intention to award a contract."
Formal award status stated in rationale
99% confidenceNot yet formally awarded at notice publication
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The procurement-method rationale states: "This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR."
Standstill
98% confidenceStandstill period stated to end at midnight on 19 October 2026
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The rationale states that publication starts the standstill period and representations must be made by midnight on 19 October 2026.
Conflicting embedded record status
99% confidenceAward and contract records are marked active; lot 1 is marked cancelled
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The award status is "active"; the contract status is "active"; lot 1 status is "cancelled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published total service/contract value
98% confidence£41,309,988
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The notice description says the total service value is £41,309,988 over nine years; the embedded contract value is GBP 41,309,988.
Value period
97% confidenceUp to 9 years, including extensions
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The description states that £41,309,988 is the value over nine years.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence7 October 2026, 16:53:53 +01:00
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published_at is 2026-10-07T16:53:53+01:00.
Reported contract signed date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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The embedded contract record gives dateSigned as 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Planned service commencement
98% confidence1 April 2027
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The notice description states the initial period will commence on 1 April 2027.
Representations deadline
98% confidenceMidnight on 19 October 2026
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The rationale states representations must be made by midnight on 19 October 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceAdults community drug and alcohol service
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Process title: "Adults Community Drug & Alcohol Service."
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85312500 — Rehabilitation services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 85312500, Rehabilitation services.
Delivery area
99% confidenceUKI44
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The item delivery address specifies region UKI44.
Service model
93% confidenceEvidence-based interventions tailored to risk, need and recovery goals, delivered collaboratively with statutory, voluntary and community-sector partners
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Lot 1 description sets out these service requirements.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Regime and process
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime Competitive Process
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The description states that the procurement used the PSR Competitive Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Published procurement-method field
99% confidenceLimited; award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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The structured tender fields state procurementMethod "limited" and procurementMethodDetails "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition."
Evaluation weighting
99% confidenceQuality 50%; price 40%; social value 10%
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Lot award criteria list Social Value 10%, Quality 50%, and price 40%.
Evaluation themes
94% confidenceQuality and innovation; value; integration, collaboration and service sustainability; access, health inequalities and choice; social value
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Lot description lists the key criteria for applications.
Bid and competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, tenderer identities beyond the named supplier, scores or ranking are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence3 years
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The description states an initial period of three years.
Extension option
98% confidenceUp to a further 6 years, at the Council's discretion
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The description and lot options state an option to extend for up to a further six years.
Maximum stated duration
94% confidenceUp to 9 years
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The description describes a 3+3 years arrangement and says the total value is over nine years.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Term and value structure
95% confidenceThe published £41.31m value covers the stated maximum nine-year service period, rather than a separately published initial-term value.
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The notice explicitly states £41,309,988 over nine years and an initial three-year term with extensions up to six years.
Supplier opportunity focus
98% confidenceThe published evaluation places 60% weight on quality and social value combined, alongside 40% price.
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Lot criteria list Quality 50%, Social Value 10%, and price 40%.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle inconsistency
99% confidenceThe notice says the contract had not yet formally been awarded, but the embedded record marks the award and contract active and supplies a signed date.
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Procurement-method rationale versus award/contract status and dateSigned fields.
Lot status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe sole lot is marked cancelled despite an active award linked to that lot and a named supplier.
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Lot 1 status is "cancelled"; award 094937-2026-1 is active and related to lot 1.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, scores, ranking and reasons for selection.
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No such fields or narrative are present.
Value allocation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: an individual lot-value breakdown or pricing breakdown.
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A single total contract value is supplied; no lot-level value is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bidder identities other than the named supplier, evaluation scores, rankings and detailed selection rationale.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, individual lot value and pricing breakdown.
- No explicit contract end date is published.
- The source does not provide a company registration number for the named supplier.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Lewisham drug and alcohol serviceChange Grow LiveProvider Selection Regimerehabilitation servicescommunity drug alcohol contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the Lewisham Adults Community Drug & Alcohol Service notice?
Change Grow Live (CGL) is named as supplier for lot 1.
Has the contract been formally awarded?
The notice rationale says it had not yet formally been awarded and that publication began the PSR standstill period. Embedded status fields conflict with that statement.
What is the published value and duration?
The notice states £41,309,988 over up to nine years: an initial three years from 1 April 2027 and options of up to a further six years.
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