UNDERSTANDING THREE COHORTS OF SUBSTANCE USERS NOT IN CONTACT WITH TREATMENT SERVICES – FUNDING

1. Title: UNDERSTANDING THREE COHORTS OF SUBSTANCE USERS NOT IN CONTACT WITH TREATMENT SERVICES – FUNDING2. Awarding Authority: NHS National Institute for Health Research, Policy Research Programme (PRP), GB Email: prp@nihr.ac.uk. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The awarding authority invites applications for a research project or projects to increase the understanding of three cohorts of substance users not in contact with treatment services: dependent alcohol users, crack users and opiate users. To improve the health of these groups, it is important to understand who they are, why they aren’t in treatment, and how their drug use and other characteristics compare to those who are.This is a significant opportunity to inform policy and implementation in an area of high importance and at a crucial time. Reducing the level of unmet need is a policy priority for drug and alcohol treatment and is expected to be a significant recommendation made in the second part of Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs (DCB). This research will support decisions taken locally and nationally aimed at reducing unmet need regarding the design of services, engagement strategies and allocation of funds.Further information, including the Research Specification, will be made available in May5. CPV Code(s): 73110000, 73210000, 731000006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI3, UKI327. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: London, Inner London – West, Westminster.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: TKR-202156-EX-1607410# funding opportunity