Hampshire County Council are seeking to procure a psychology service to form part of our wider Rough Sleeping and Housing Support Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service, funded through grant funding from OHID and MHCLG. The psychology team will provide intensive outreach and specialised psychological interventions to individuals who are rough sleeping with the aim of improving their access and outcomes with drug and alcohol treatment.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 21/10/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. written representations should be sent to [email protected]. No Conflicts of interest identified among the evaluation team of consisting of 3 people. Details of decision makers are: Sue Cochrane (Consultant in Public Health) Ileana Cahill (Public Health Principal) Natalie Garwin (Programme Manager Drugs and Alcohol)

The objectives are to work with people who are dependent on drugs and/or alcohol to: Improve engagement with people experiencing homelessness Increase treatment access and retention for people who are sleeping rough or at imminent risk of sleeping rough Stabilise individuals and improve wellbeing Deliver psychologically informed and trauma‑informed support Prevent and relieve homelessness. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £300.000 This is a new service which will become operational on 01 November 2026 for a period of 2 years and 6 months.

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 21/10/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.

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