Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c02-fa4d-72ab-88f3-c21ac11a82e5/lot-5-needle-exchange

closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Lot 5 - Needle Exchange

[London Borough of Newham](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-newham)

Estimated value

£150,000

Published

18 Sept 2015

Deadline

Closed

5 Oct 2015

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Buyer says suitable for VCSEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

To reduce the rate of sharing and other high-risk injecting behaviours by providing sterile injecting equipment advice on harm minimisation and other support.

To promote safer injecting practices, to reduce the risk of blood borne virus (BBV) infection and risk of overdose.

To support access routes for service users to other health and social care and to act as a gateway to other services (e.g. specialist substance misuse services, which include substitute prescribing, hepatitis B immunisation, and screening for hepatitis C and HIV).

To maximise the access and retention of all injectors into treatment, especially those that are socially excluded.

To prevent where possible initiation into injecting and to encourage alternatives to injecting.

To improve the health of local communities by preventing the spread of blood borne infections by ensuring the safe disposal of used injecting equipment.

To provide service users with regular contact with health care professionals to help them access further advice or assistance.

To provide service users with appropriate health promotion and self-help information and support.

To offer Needle Exchange where possible 7 days a week where opening hours permit.

## CPV classification

Health and social work services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ccfe0a17-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b)

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