Issue - meetings

This report sought approval of Acceptance of Grant Funding for the

Supplemental Funding for Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery and Contract Extension and Variation of the Contract to Humankind Charity.

The Cabinet Member sought clarification on how this project was funded. The officer confirmed this project was fully funded by Community Grant.

The Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care, and Wellbeing RESOLVED

1.To approve the receipt of the Office for Improvement and Disparities (OHID)

grant ‘Supplemental funding for substance misuse treatment and recovery’ for

the year 2023/24 and 2024/25 in accordance with Contract Standing Orders

(CSO) 16.02 and 17.01 The value for the indicative grant will be £1,303,160 for

2023/24 and £2,515,389 in 2024/25.

2.In accordance with Contract Standing Orders 16.02 and 10.02 .1 (b), to agree

the use some of the grant monies (as outlined in this report) to vary the existing contract with Humankind Charity for Integrated adult substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery services lot two from 1st April 2022 until 31st January

2025 a period of or 31 months) at a total value of £918,332.

3.To include the Supplemental grant, financial year 2022/23 £283,290 and subject to OHID agreement 2023/24 £346,387 and 2024/25 £288,655.

4.In accordance with CSO 16.02 and 10.02.1 (b), to agree contract extension of the Humankind contract for Integrated Adult Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery services: lot two, for two years from 1st February 2023 until 31st

January 2025, such extension to include the variation referred to in para 2.2

above. Total value of extension £1,779,814.56.

5.To delegate authority to the Director of Public Health to approve a further

extension in the total value of £57,731 for a further period of 2 months from 1

February 2025 to 31 March 2025.

Reasons for decision.

Accepting the grant would reduce the impact of drugs and alcohol misuse on

adults, families, and the community were a cross cutting Council priority. The

Council therefore welcomed a significant uplift in funding for substance misuse

treatment. The public health team along with providers and service users have

designed the services that this grant will be used for.

Preferred providers - Humankind was an existing provider of Haringey substance

misuse services, having successfully bid in an open tender process for the

Alcohol service, Young People’s service, Recovery services and as a sub-contractor of the criminal justice elements of the Drug service. It had partnered

with the Council in several successful bids. It was strongly invested in building a

better future for Haringey residents with substance misuse issues. Humankind

was one of 4 providers receiving funding from this grant, others included two

resident peer led organisation and our NHS substance misuse provider.

There would be continuation elements within the Supplementary Contracts – services within the 2022/23 Supplementary grant were not new, they were contracted within the one-year Universal grant 2021/22 and delivered by Humankind. Before awarding the Universal contract to Humankind, steps were taken to ensure that Humankind would deliver the universal services well. Humankind was a partner, with other agencies,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7