Decision Details

The following report details the requirement to commission a young people’s substance misuse treatment service.

The report has three aims which are to: approve the planned procurement approach, approve the reversal of proposed savings plan and approve the extension of the current contract for young people’s substance misuse.

The Exempt Appendix details the confidential/commercially sensitive financial information.

On Thursday 28 March 2019 the Cabinet Members for Finance and Resources; Children's Wellbeing and Health and Social Care jointly with the Director for Adult Social Care and Director of Public Health (the former as delegated by the Assistant Chief Executive): -

1.   Approved commencement of procurement activity for Young People's Substance Misuse Treatment Service in accordance with the requirement and approach set out in section 7.4;

2.   Delegated authority to approved the award of contracts to the successful provider(s) to the Director for Adults Social Care in conjunction with the Assistant Director of Development and Commercial and the City Solicitor (or their delegate) and the Chief Finance Officer (or their delegate);

3.   Approved the reinstatement of the original procurement value following a proposed reduction as part of the planned saving originated under the former Adult Social Care and Health Directorate. This decision has been reversed following completion of an Equality Impact Assessment which concluded that a reduction in funds would have a detrimental impact on particularly vulnerable groups of young people; and

4.   Approved the extension of the current contract with Aquarius Action Projects for the provision of Young People's Substance Misuse Treatment Service for a period of up to six months under the same contract terms and costs (as set out in Exempt Appendix 1).  The extension would commence on 1 April 2019 and expire on 30 September 2019.  An extension is sought because consultation over reinstating the budget plans in this area has resulted in a delay in implementing the procurement process.

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