Decision details

The contracts are required to allow for sufficient time to consult on a new proposed service model for community based mental health services and to undertake a sunsequent procurement exercise, in accordance with Contract Procedure Rules 9.1 and 9.2.

The Director of Adult Social Services approves the recommendation to waive Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) 9.1 and 9.2 using the authority set out in CPR 1.3 to enter into an interim contract with Women’s Counselling and Therapy Service (WCTS) for two years.

The Director of Adult Social Services approves the recommendation for the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a notice in relation to the award of the following three contracts:

I.  Leeds Mind for the provision of the well-being service and the Drop-In and Outreach Budget.  The value for 18 months is £527,931 and for 6 months it is £175,977.  Total contract value - £703,908.

II.  Touchstone for the provision of the Community Support Team, Dosti and the Support Centre.  The value for 18 months is £861,315 and for 6 months it is £287,105.  Total contract value - £1,148,420.

III.  Community Links for the provision of the Mental Health Support Service (MHSS) and Oakwood Hall.  The value for Oakwood Hall for 18 months is £1,232,535 and for 6 months it is £410,845.  Total contract value - £1,643,380.

The Director of Adult Social Services agreed for the budgets below to be transferred to the North CCG under a Section 76 agreement as follows:

I.  The budget for the employment service element of Leeds Mind is transferred to the North Clinical Commissioning Group (NCCG) from 1 April 2017 as they commission the much larger mental health employment service also provided by Leeds Mind.  The expectation would be that the service would continue to support those individuals not entering the service via a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).  The value of this element of the contract is £173,300 and it would be reduced by 10 per cent before transferring it to the NCCG, giving a saving of £17,330.

II.  The budget for Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Services (LSLCS) including the Connect telephone helpline be transferred to the NCCG from 1 April 2017 as they have responsibility for the Crisis Care Concordat.  The value of this contract is £114,470.

III.  The Community Support Team (CST) element of the Touchstone contract is aligned with the NCCG half of the service in the transitional part of the community pathway.  That the CST budget is reduced by ten percent as it was not reduced in the previous two rounds of budget reductions giving a saving of £22,386.

The Director of Adult Social Services agreed to:

IV.  a review of the costs for Oakwood Hall is undertaken jointly with the NCCG during 2017/18, but it needs to be borne in mind that this service does offer value for money given the weekly charge being approximately £1,200.

The contracts will continue to be performance managed by Adult Social Care.

Users of Mental Health Services