Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Families, Health & Social Care, Councillor Janet Campbell and Cabinet Member for Resources & Financial Governance, Councillor Callton Young

Officer: Director of Public Health, Rachel Flowers

Key decision: yes

The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions:

RESOLVED: To

1.     Approve the award in accordance with Regulation 28.4(c) of the Council’s Contracts and Tenders Regulations for the Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service for Adults and Young People to the Supplier(identified in Part B of this report) for a contract term of 5 years for a maximum contract value stated in the part B report.

2.     Note that the contract award includes the provision for delivery of services (additional to core services) which are funded by the time-limited grants from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) referred to in the Financial Impact section of the report.

The Cabinet Member for Resources & Financial Governance highlighted the impact of drugs and alcohol, including the widespread impact on crime, domestic violence, sickness, absence. In 2020, it was reported that an assessment had found in Croydon there was a higher level on unmet need in the borough and the report sought approval for the award of a contract for drug and alcohol misuse treatment and recovery service.

The new service, it was stated, would provide recovery focused care pathways for both adults and young people. Additionally, there would be preventative elements with targeted early intervention and support and training for the wider workforce. The Cabinet Member informed Members that the budget for the service was funded through external ring fenced public health funding.

The Cabinet Member for Families, Health & Social Care (Councillor Janet Campbell) noted that the contract had been designed to provide flexible models to provide for a scalable service and further efficiency reviews to ensure optimum benefits were delivered. It was stressed that the aim of the contract was to ensure people were getting the treatment and care required. It was further highlighted by the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning (Councillor Alisa Flemming) that the contract was fundamental to the work of adult and children social care and ensuring people had fast access to services was crucial.

The Shadow Cabinet Member for Resources & Financial Governance (Councillor Simon Hoar) and Councillor Margaret Bird welcomed the contract being combined, but stressed that it was important that underlying concerns which had previously been raised were addressed and that the contract would have improved outcomes for residents.

The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions:

RESOLVED: To

1.    Approve the award in accordance with Regulation 28.4(c) of the Council’s Contracts and Tenders Regulations for the Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service for Adults and Young People to the Supplier(identified in Part B of this report) for a contract term of 5 years for a maximum contract value stated in the part B report.

2.    Note that the contract award includes the provision for delivery of services (additional to core services) which are funded by the time-limited grants from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) referred to in the Financial Impact section of the report.