Agenda item

1.Agreed to the award of contract(s) with supplier A for the delivery of two services:

Service 1: The Integrated Adults and Young Peoples’ Substance Misuse Treatment Services which will be for a 9-year period (five-years plus two extension periods of two years, subject to satisfactory performance.) This service will operate from 1^st April 2023 and will be funded through the Public Health Grant, the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant and the Rough Sleepers Initiative Grant. The total value of this service for the first five years is £ 6,394,360.  Thereafter, any extensions will be dependent upon the overall value of the Public Health grant thus renegotiations may be necessary.

Service 2: The Rough Sleepers’ Substance Misuse Outreach service for 2 years (1 year plus a 1 year extension, subject to continuation of grant funding and good performance). The new contract will commence 1^st April 2023. This will be funded through the OHID Rough Sleepers Drug Treatment & Recovery grant (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) at a total value of £619,034.

2. Delegated authority to the Executive Director for People (Adults) in consultation with the Lead Member for Public Health and Social Care to complete the final negotiations and enter into the contract(s) with Supplier A.

3.  Approved the grant of a lease and any supplemental document(s) of Elliman Resource Unit 27 Pursers Court Slough SL2 5DL to Supplier A for a minimum term of 5 years commencing 1 April 2023 at nil rent. This is an exceptional arrangement and should not be utilised in the future.

4.  Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Resources and Executive Director of Property and Housing to finalise terms and execute the lease and supplemental documentation of the above property to Supplier A.

The Executive Director, People (Adults) introduced a report thought sought approval to award contracts for the provision of:

·  Integrated Adults and Young Peoples’ Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery service including Shared Care (5 years with an option to extend for 2 plus 2 years); and

·  The Rough Sleepers Substance Misuse Community Outreach service (1 year for an option to extend for 1 year).

The Cabinet had approved the re-tendering of the contracts in July 2022.  The details of the successful bidder and pricing information was set out in the exempt appendices.  They were considered in the public part of the meeting without disclosing any of the exempt information.  The services would ensure continuity of care for Slough residents to access drugs and alcohol provision so that a treatment and recovery service could continue to be offered.

Lead Members asked about the monitoring arrangements for the contract, key performance indicators and the reasons for the long length of contract for the integrated adults and children service.  The Executive Director responded to these points and stated that the length of contract was not abnormal for these types of service and provided assurance that performance would be robustly managed.

After due consideration the recommendations were agreed.

Resolved –

(a)  That the award of contract(s) with supplier A for the delivery of two services be agreed:

Service 1: The Integrated Adults and Young Peoples’ Substance Misuse Treatment Services which will be for a 9-year period (five-years plus two extension periods of two years, subject to satisfactory performance.) This service will operate from 1^st April 2023 and will be funded through the Public Health Grant, the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant and the Rough Sleepers Initiative Grant. The total value of this service for the first five years is £ 6,394,360.  Thereafter, any extensions will be dependent upon the overall value of the Public Health grant thus renegotiations may be necessary.

Service 2: The Rough Sleepers’ Substance Misuse Outreach service for 2 years (1 year plus a 1 year extension, subject to continuation of grant funding and good performance). The new contract will commence 1^st April 2023. This will be funded through the OHID Rough Sleepers Drug Treatment & Recovery grant (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) at a total value of £619,034.

(b)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director for People (Adults) in consultation with the Lead Member for Public Health and Social Care to complete the final negotiations and enter into the contract(s) with Supplier A.

(c)  That the grant of a lease and any supplemental document(s) of Elliman Resource Unit 27 Pursers Court Slough SL2 5DL to Supplier A for a minimum term of 5 years commencing 1 April 2023 at nil rent be approved. This was an exceptional arrangement and should not be utilised in the future.

(d)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director of Resources and Executive Director of Property and Housing to finalise terms and execute the lease and supplemental documentation of the above property to Supplier A.