Issue - meetings

That the contracts be awarded to the Providers on the basis described in the Part 2 Annex (submitted as agenda item 20) to deliver the Adult Substance Misuse and Housing Support Service and the Children and Young Peoples Service.

Reason for decision

The contract awards deliver a saving of 21.5% per annum for the contract periods (3 years + 1 +1). The new services will deliver increased quality in service delivery through a strengthened and outcome focused service specification, ensure enhanced and clearly monitored contract delivery through an incentivised payment model and will provide apprenticeship opportunities to Surrey Young People with an element of the services being delivered through a local provider.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Adult Social Care Select Committee, Children and Education Select Committee and the Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee]

The Cabinet considered the award of contracts for the provision of a Substance Misuse and Housing Support Service and the Substance Misuse Service for Children and Young People to continue from those due to expire on 30 September 2013 and 31 October 2013 respectively.

The services would be provided in accordance with guidance from Public Health England in order to improve the delivery of Substance Misuse Services to develop and sustain recovery among services users. The Adult Substance Misuse and Housing Support Service would provide housing support across Surrey’s eleven Districts and Boroughs.

RESOLVED that the contracts be awarded to the Providers on the basis described in the Part 2 Annex (submitted as agenda item 20) to deliver the Adult Substance Misuse and Housing Support Service and the Children and Young Peoples Service.

Reason for decision

The contract awards deliver a saving of 21.5% per annum for the contract periods (3 years + 1 +1). The new services will deliver increased quality in service delivery through a strengthened and outcome focused service specification, ensure enhanced and clearly monitored contract delivery through an incentivised payment model and will provide apprenticeship opportunities to Surrey Young People with an element of the services being delivered through a local provider.

The Cabinet considered a Part 2 Annex to the report received under minute item 133/13. The Annex had been circulated in Part 2 of the agenda as it contained information exempt from Access to Information requirements by virtue of paragraph 3 – information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including commercially sensitive information to the bidding companies).

RESOLVED that the contracts be awarded as agreed under minute item 133/13 on the basis described in the Part 2 Annex submitted to deliver the Adult Substance Misuse and Housing Support Service and the Children and Young Peoples Service.

Reason for decision

The contracts will deliver improved service quality and reduce costs per annum.