Decision details
Drugs & Substance Misuse Service Contract Payments 2024-25
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Community Health & Wellbeing
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To approve payment to Via New Beginnings for work undertaken in 2024/25 pending Direct Award of the reprocured contract for the service through the Provider Selection Regime.
(NB: Notice added to the Forward Plan on 19 August 24)
Decision:
That the Cabinet member for Community Health and Wellbeing, having consulted with the Leader:
i) Notes that the Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing and Subtance Misuse Service was provided to the Council by VIA Community Ltd under a contract expring on 31 March 2024.
ii) Notes that VIA Community Ltd has continued to provide the Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing Substance Misuse Service to the Council since 1 April 2024 and that payment is due in respect of the said service provision to such date as services cease.
iii) Notes that the Council is to procure a replacement Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing and Substance Misuse Service, with the proposal to seek Cabinet authority in November 2024 for the procurement of the contract under the Provider Selection Regime.
Reasons for the decision:
As detailed within the accompanying report.
Alternative options considered:
As detailed within the accompanying report.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None.
Reason Key: Signficant expenditure/savings of £500k or more;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Cabinet/Committee Decision or Scheme of Delegation: Individual Cabinet Member Decision.
Parties Consulted: As detailed within the accompanying report.
Contact: Andy Brown, Public Health Email: Andy.Brown@brent.gov.uk.
Publication date: 02/10/2024
Date of decision: 02/10/2024
Effective from: 10/10/2024
Accompanying Documents:
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