The Director of Public Health has:-
Approved a contract variation to the Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service (DN210921) (Forward Leeds) provided by Humankind Charity to bring forward the contract end date to 31st March 2023.
Granted authority to procure an ‘Integrated Community Drug and Alcohol Service’ utilising the provision under Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - negotiated procedure without prior publication of a notice and to directly award a contract to Humankind from 1 April 2023.
Approved a contract length period of 5 years for the maximum value of £87,917,027 (with the option to extend for a period of up to 60 months in any combination) with a maximum 10-year budget of £176,287,103.
Granted approval to evaluate the tender based on a 100% quality under Contract Procedure Rule 15.2 (b) on the grounds that it is a set budget confirmed with Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), which the Council is seeking to obtain the best quality service available.
Noted – the responsibility for implementation of these decisions is with Public Health, the Adults and Health Integrated Commissioning Team, Human Resources and Procurement and Commercial Services.