Issue - meetings

RESOLVED that:

8.1       The preferred commissioning option as set out in Section 5 of the report, be approved;

8.2       Tenders be invited for the new Integrated Treatment Recovery and Wellbeing and Substance Misuse Service on the basis of the pre tender considerations set out in paragraph 5.6 of the report;

8.3       Approval to Council officers be given to evaluate the tenders referred to in resolution 8.2 above, on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in paragraph 5.6 of the report; and

8.4       The Strategic Director, Community and Wellbeing be delegated the authority to award for the Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing and Substance Misuse Service in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing following a compliant procurement process. 

Councillor Krupesh Hirani, Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing, introduced the report stating that the responsibility for commissioning substance misuse transferred from Primary Care Trusts to local authorities on 1st April 2013. 

He reminded Members that, on 1 March 2017 authority was given by Phil Porter, Strategic Director for Community and Wellbeing to extend the substance misuse contracts by one year commencing 1 April 2017 to allow for the service re-design, market consultation and retendering processes and to allow public health commissioning leads to develop a new integrated service. The extension of the substance misuse contracts enabled £215,000 savings to be made.

Councillor Hirani stated that there are currently 6 substance misuse contracts to be retendered into a single contract. He stated that this report is seeking approval to commence the procurement in accordance with Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89 of an Integrated Treatment Recovery and Wellbeing and Substance Misuse Service that continues to place a focus on treatment and recovery but also emphasises cost efficient attention to health and wellbeing particularly for those who are on long term secondary prescribing for opiate misuse.

RESOLVED that:

8.1 The preferred commissioning option as set out in Section 5 of the report, be approved;

8.2 Tenders be invited for the new Integrated Treatment Recovery and Wellbeing and Substance Misuse Service on the basis of the pre tender considerations set out in paragraph 5.6 of the report;

8.3  Approval to Council officers be given to evaluate the tenders referred to in resolution 8.2 above, on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in paragraph 5.6 of the report; and

8.4  The Strategic Director, Community and Wellbeing be delegated the authority to award for the Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing and Substance Misuse Service in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing following a compliant procurement process.