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Award of contract for the Alcohol Support Service

Meeting: 10/11/2015 - Cabinet (Item 119)

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[Report of the Assistant Director for Commissioning. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing.]The report seeks agreement to award Contracts for the alcohol support service following a tender process.

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The Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing introduced the report which proposed single commissioning and service approach to the delivery of alcohol support services in the borough, with its important emphasis both on prevention and early intervention and on wrap around support. The Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing advised that the risk of homelessness for people with alcohol needs can be high without the appropriate support and the outreach and engagement interventions set out in this report will help to minimise wider harm from alcohol use and to support abstinence.

 

Following a vote of Cabinet Members  -

 

RESOLVED

 

To  award the contract to the successful tenderer, Haringey Advisory Group on Alcohol, in accordance with Contract Standing Order (CSO) 9.06.1(d), for  £969,691.00  for  an initial term of 2 years and 9 months with an option to extend for a further period(s) of up to two years for a further value of up to £706,342 over two full years.

 

Alternative options considered

Three alternative options were considered but were deemed unsuitable:

 

  1. To continue with existing arrangements: this was not deemed viable as a longer term holistic approach is needed to provide stability for the service offer and more closely align the service outcomes with the Council’s Corporate Plan, Building A Stronger Haringey Together.

 

  1. To recommission separately the different parts of the alcohol service: it was recognised that existing contracting arrangements and separate recommissioning would achieve neither the desired outcomes for users and their carers nor the savings set out in the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy which could be delivered through a whole service commission and competitive tender process. 

 

  1. To decommission the alcohol service: needs assessment and service user and stakeholder consultation evidence the need for this type of service provision in Haringey.  This, in conjunction with the Council’s duty in relation to wellbeing under the Care Act 2014, precluded decommissioning.

 

Reasons for decision

Although the existing alcohol support service in its current form was delivered as one service, it was funded through a number of separately agreed contracts across Housing and Adults Commissioning.

 

A review of the service provision identified cross cutting themes and outcomes across the two commissioning areas and the potential to improve outcomes for service users and deliver savings through joint commissioning and a competitive process. 

 

As a result of the procurement exercise, which has been carried out in accordance with the Council’s Contract Standing Orders and the Procurement Code of Practice, it is necessary to award the contract to the successful tenderer as outlined in paragraph 3.1 in accordance with CSO 9.06.1(d).