Issue - meetings

The report  sought Cabinet Member approval to novate the existing contract for the provision of an Alcohol Support Service from Haringey Advisory Group on Alcohol (HAGA) to Blenheim CDP (Blenheim) as  allowed under Contract Standing Order (CSO) 9.07.1(d) “All contracts valued at £500,000 (five hundred thousand pounds) or more at the time of award may only be awarded, assigned, or novated by the Cabinet”; and CSO 10.03 “In circumstances permitted in Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations or Regulation 43 of the Concession Contracts Regulations or where the value of a contract is below the applicable threshold pursuant to the Regulations the Council may agree to the novation or assignment of a contract”.

In response to a question from the Cabinet Member, it was noted that there would  be no change to the delivery of the  Alcohol support service  and HAGA would continue to provide this support  service from their existing location but would come under the umbrella of services provided by Blenheim.

RESOLVED

To approve the novation of the existing contract for the provision of an Alcohol Support Service contract from HAGA to Blenheim in accordance with CSOs 9.07.1(d) and 10.03 so that the contract can continue to be delivered without interruption.

Reasons for decision

As of 1^st April 2018, HAGA and Blenheim will merge and HAGA will cease to be an independent charity. All existing HAGA contracts will need to be transferred into Blenheim’s name. This is an administrative change. Blenheim’s contractual responsibilities will remain the same as HAGA’s.

All HAGA staff members are moving into the merged organisation and so there will be continuity in terms of the staff delivering the Alcohol Support Service contract. 

Alternative options considered

Not to agree to novate the contract. As the Alcohol Support Service would be disrupted, with a negative impact for service users, this option was dismissed.