The Director of Public Health has –
Approved authority to proceed with a competitive procurement process, as outlined in this report and in line with Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) 3.1.7, to procure a suitable provider/consortium to deliver a new public mental health Leeds contract for a period of 5 years commencing 1st July 2023 (with an option to extend for a period of up to 36 months in any combination) with a maximum budget of £533,974 per annum (£4,271,792 for the overall contract period if all extensions are used).
Approved the use of 100% quality tender evaluation criteria, in accordance with Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) 15.2 (b).
Noted that a further report to approve the contract award which will be a direct consequence of this key decision will be submitted for approval at the end of the procurement process and will therefore be a significant operational decision at most which will not be subject to call in.
Approved the modification of contracts during their term under Regulation 72 (1) (b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to vary the existing contract with Touchstone (Leeds) for the Mentally Healthy Leeds service (DN201751), to commence on 1st April 2023 at a cost of £73,493.50 for a period of 3 months.
Approved using 3 months of the extension provision available under the existing contractwith Touchstone (Leeds) for the Wellbeing Space and Support Service (DN337089), with effect from 1st April 2023 and to the value of £60,000.