Decision details

To seek approval to extend the current substance use treatment services, to procure and award a new contract from 1st April 2025 and to accept and spend supplementary funding.

That Cabinet:

1.      Authorised the Executive Director Adults and Communities to extend the current substance use treatment and service provision contracts to 31st March 2025 at a cost of £9,042,826 pro rata in accordance with the terms of the contract.

2.      Authorised the Executive Director Adults and Communities to extend the current substance use treatment recording database contract to 30th June 2025 to allow for data migration and service reconfiguration, at a cost of £25,000 pro rata in accordance with the terms of the contract.

3.      Authorised the Executive Director of Adults and Communities and Director of Public Health in consultation with Cabinet Member for Public Health and Communities to take all steps required to procure and award the contract (which may be over the key decision threshold) for Bristol’s prevention and early intervention service for children and young people and specialist drug and alcohol services for adults in line with the procurement routes and maximum budget envelopes outlined in this report.

4.      Authorised the Executive Director of Adults and Communities and the Director of Public Health in consultation with Cabinet Member for Public Health and Communities to take all steps required to extend or vary the contracts in accordance with the maximum budget envelopes outlined in this report.

5.      Authorised the Executive Director of Adults and Communities and the Director of Public Health in consultation with Cabinet Member for Public Health and Communities to accept and spend supplementary funding up to £6.4million to support the delivery of the contract for specialist drug and alcohol services for adults and prevention and early intervention for children and young people.