·         Approval to commence procurement of the Mental Health Recovery & Wellbeing Service;

·         Authority for Contract Award is delegated to Corporate Director; and

·         Approval to extend the ‘Mental Health Inclusive Support’ service and the ‘Employment Project’ until 31^st March 2016.

The recommendations were amended and agreed.

DECISION

1.            To agree commencement of a procurement process to secure provision of the Mental Health Recovery & Wellbeing Service from April 2016

2.            To authorise the Director of Adult Services to finalise the overall service design, after consultation with the Lead Member and Mayor.

3.            That a report on the final awarding of the contract be brought back to Cabinet for decision.

4.            To agree to extend the two existing contracts with Mind in Tower Hamlets and Working Well Trust detailed in Table 2 in paragraph 3.9 of the report until 31st March 2016.

5.            To note that funding is already approved within the existing mental health base budget for 2016/17 and no funding reductions are proposed.