Issue - meetings

·      That a contract extension for the period of one year be awarded to Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust for the provision of Medical and Psychological Treatment for Drugs and Alcohol to commence on 1 April 2014 and expires on 31 March 2015.

Reasons for Decisions:

The existing contract will expire on 31 March 2014.  The contract extension provides best value for money for the Council following negotiations in compliance with the requirement of EU Procurement Legislation and Procurement Standing Orders.

The Cabinet considered financial details in relation to Minute item 226/13.

RESOLVED that a contract extension for the period of one year be awarded to Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust for the provision of Medical and Psychological Treatment for Drugs and Alcohol to commence on 1 April 2014 and expires on 31 March 2015.

Reasons for Decisions:

The existing contract will expire on 31 March 2014.  The contract extension provides best value for money for the Council following negotiations in compliance with the requirement of EU Procurement Legislation and Procurement Standing Orders.

·      Following consideration of the results of the discussions undertaken with the service provider outlined in Annex 1 to the report submitted in Part 2 of the meeting, the award of the extension of the contract be agreed.

·      That a contract extension for the period of one year be awarded to Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust for the provision of Medical and Psychological Treatment for Drugs and Alcohol to commence on 1 April 2014 and expires on 31 March 2015.

Reasons for Decisions:

The existing contract will expire on 31 March 2014. Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust has performed well over the duration of the contract against the performance measures in place. This has contributed to the success of Surrey’s Drug and Alcohol Treatment System as the most successful in a cluster group of other partnerships with a similar socio/demographic basis. No concerns were raised in the recent Care Quality Commission report.

The extension of the current contract will ensure stability and continuity of the largest component of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment System in Surrey (detailed in Annex 2).

The extension period will provide the opportunity to develop collaborative working relationships with the supplier and regular contract management meetings.

The Council’s Public Health Service has a requirement to deliver drug and alcohol recovery services to residents. The Cabinet considered the extension of the current contract delivered by Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust for a further year for the provision of Medical and Psychological Treatment for Drugs and Alcohol. The existing contract was due to expire on 31 March 2014.

The service 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 across Surrey’s eleven District and Boroughs. It was noted that the Equalities Impact Assessment had been completed to ensure that each individual was looked after.

The Cabinet considered financial details relating to this item during Part 2 of the meeting (Minute item 239/13).

RESOLVED:

1.         Following consideration of the results of the discussions undertaken with the service provider outlined in Annex 1 to the report submitted in Part 2 of the meeting, the award of the extension of the contract be agreed.

2.         That a contract extension for the period of one year be awarded to Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust for the provision of Medical and Psychological Treatment for Drugs and Alcohol to commence on 1 April 2014 and expires on 31 March 2015.

Reasons for Decisions:

The existing contract was due to expire on 31 March 2014. Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust has performed well over the duration of the contract against the performance measures in place. This has contributed to the success of Surrey’s Drug and Alcohol Treatment System as the most successful in a cluster group of other partnerships with a similar socio/demographic basis. No concerns were raised in the recent Care Quality Commission report.

The extension of the current contract will ensure stability and continuity of the largest component of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment System in Surrey and will provide the opportunity to develop collaborative working relationships with the supplier and regular contract management meetings.