Issue details
Extension of Substance Misuse Treatment Service Contracts
- To grant new fixed term contracts to existing suppliers on their current terms and conditions
- To authorise the Corporate Director, Communities, Localities and Culture in consultation with legal services to finalise the terms of the limited fixed term contracts to existing suppliers
- To authorise the Head of Legal Services to execute the contracts on behalf of the Council
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/12/2014
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
The subject contracts terminate on 31st December. If these contracts are allowed to lapse, there would be significant risk of a termination of drug / alcohol treatment across the borough placing a vulnerable population and the wider community at significant risk.
A re-procurement process for treatment services across the borough is being progressed but is unlikely to be completed in time and there is a need put in place interim arrangements to ensure continuity of service delivery.
Open/Exempt: Open;
Decision due: Not before 24th Dec 14 by Mayor's Executive Decision Making
Lead member: Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Community Safety
Lead director: Corporate Director, Communities, Localities & Culture and Head of Paid Service
Department: Communities Localities and Culture
Contact: Andy Bamber, (Service Head Safer Communities, Crime Reduction Services, Communities, Localities and Culture) Email: andy.bamber@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Stakeholder consultation events
Service user consultation event
Consultees
There has been considerable consultation with partners, providers and service users regarding the re-procurement and the extension requested will allow time for that re-procurement to take place.
Has an Equality Analysis been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment?: No - continuation of current services
What supporting documents or other information will be available?: DAAT Commissioning Intentions, July 2014 Cabinet http://moderngov.towerhamlets.gov.uk/documents/g5205/Printed%20minutes%2023rd-Jul-2014%2017.30%20Cabinet.pdf?T=1 http://moderngov.towerhamlets.gov.uk/documents/g5205/Public%20reports%20pack%2023rd-Jul-2014%2017.30%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10 Overview and Scrutiny Consideration July 2014 http://moderngov.towerhamlets.gov.uk/documents/g5380/Public%20reports%20pack%2002nd-Sep-2014%2019.15%20Overview%20Scrutiny%20Committee.pdf?T=10 http://moderngov.towerhamlets.gov.uk/documents/g5380/Printed%20minutes%2002nd-Sep-2014%2019.15%20Overview%20Scrutiny%20Committee.pdf?T=1
Agenda items
- 22/04/2015 - Mayor's Executive Decision Making Extension of Substance Misuse Treatment Service Contracts 22/04/2015