Provision of a Recovery Hub Service for Individuals Using Drugs and/or Alcohol

What this is

East Ayrshire Council has issued a Prior Information Notice (Future Contract Opportunity) to notify the market of a potential contract for a single provider to deliver a Recovery Hub service within East Ayrshire for individuals using drugs and/or alcohol. The service is to be led by lived experience and adopt a recovery management approach, ensuring a range of routes to recovery and the best possible outcomes for those engaging in recovery opportunities. The contract is expected to run one year from commencement (or until 31 May 2027, whichever is sooner) with an option to extend for one further year.

Key points

• Prior Information Notice / Future Contract Opportunity; contract notice (APR552977) expected 01/04/2026 with deadline 24/04/2026.
• Scope: single provider Recovery Hub for drug/alcohol recovery, lived-experience-led.
• Contract expected one year plus an optional one-year extension.

Who can bid

Open to a single provider able to deliver a lived-experience-led Recovery Hub service in East Ayrshire. No formal exclusion or SQ/PQQ criteria stated at PIN stage.

Money

No estimated value stated.

How to submit

Interested providers should email a short statement describing their service to the procurement officer by 12 noon on 7 January 2026 (expression of interest, not a tender).

Clarifications

Questions can be raised via the Public Contracts Scotland Q&A facility.

Contract period

Expected one year from commencement (or until 31 May 2027, whichever is sooner), with an option to extend for one further year. Estimated date of publication of contract notice is 31/03/2026.

Classification

CPV 85300000 — Social work and related services 85300000 — Social work and related services ScotlandEast Ayrshire