Decision details

To enter into interim contract arrangements with organisations providing Drug and Alcohol services for adults and children including housing support.  This approval is sought in order to maintain service provision until 1 July 2015 when the contract for the recently tendered Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service commences.  The combined cost of the interim contract arrangements will exceed £250k per annum. Budget arrangements for these contracts sit across three directorates.

The Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Directors of Children’s Services and Environment & Housing approved:

The application of Contracts Procedure Rule 21.1 in order to extend existing contracts for the following services:

·  ADS – Alcohol Treatment Service – from the current contract end date of 1 April 2015 by 3 months to 30 June 2015 at a maximum cost of £86,750.

·  DISC – Platform Service for Young People – from the current contract end date of 1 May 2015 by 2 months to 30 June 2015 at a maximum cost of £116,798..

·  LYPFT – Leeds Addiction Unit Service – from the current contract end date of 1 April 2015 by 3 months to 30 June 2015 at a maximum cost of £751,814.

·  St Anne’s Community Services – Alcohol Floating Support Service – from the current contract end date of 1 May 2015 by 2 months to 30 June 2015 at a maximum cost of £4,808.

·  St George’s Crypt – Faith Lodge Floating Support Service – from the current contract end date of 1 May 2015 by 2 months to 30 June 2015 at a maximum cost of £5,166.

The waiver of Contracts Procedure Rules 8.1 and 8.2 in order to put in place new short term contracts with existing providers for the following services:

·  BARCA – Harm Reduction Services – 2 month interim contract from 1 May to 30 June 2015 with a maximum value of £35,174. 

·  St Anne’s Community Services – Harm Reduction Services – 2 month interim contract from 1 May to 30 June 2015 with a maximum value of £38,133.

·  Leeds Community Healthcare Trust – Clinical Services (Platform) – 3  month interim contract from 1 April to 30 June 2015 with a maximum value of £16,750.

·  Leeds Housing Concern – Sustain Floating Support Service – 3 month interim contract from 1 April to 30 June 2015 with a maximum value of £15,941.

The waiver of Contracts Procedure Rules 9.1 and 9.2 in order to put in place new short term contracts with existing providers for the following services:

·  DISC – Community Drug Treatment Service – 2 month interim contract from 1 May to 30 June 2015 with a maximum value of £396,332.

·  SMHS – Prescribing and Medical Intervention / Community Alcohol Detox Service – 2 month interim contract from 1 May to 30 June 2015 with a maximum value of £239,785. 

The application of Contracts Procedure Rule 21.5 to vary the existing York Street Drug Treatment contract with Leeds Community Healthcare Trust to include the cost for substitute prescribing within the existing drug treatment service up to a maximum of £25,000 for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015.

The application of Contracts Procedure Rule 21.1 to extend the York Street Drug Treatment Service and York Street Alcohol Nurse Service by 3 months to 30 June 2015 when the new integrated drug and alcohol service will commence. 

Consultation will include the Drug and Alcohol Sector Review Project Board, PPPU, and finance and contract officers from the different directorates involved. 

The Drug and Alcohol Sector Review Project Board was established to oversee the review of Drug and Alcohol service provision. Members include the Director of Public Health and representatives from Children’s Services, Adult Social Care, Police, Probation, Prisons, Strategy and Commissioning and PPPU.

These proposals are part of the ongoing work associated with the Drug and Alcohol Sector review which has resulted in the re-commissioning of the service. This follows an in-depth period of consultation with a broad range of stakeholders which included Executive Members, service providers, service users, Police, Probation, Children’s Services, Adult Social Care, Prisons, and third sector organisations.