Decision details

Having a high functioning drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service offer is an essential component of the range of activity required to achieve better population health and reduce demand on health and social care services.
Oldham Council and Rochdale Council have worked in collaboration to jointly commission a provider for the provision of a drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service through an open competitive tendering procedure
It was agreed at Cabinet in February 2022 to delegate authority to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care, to approve the recommendation of the evaluation panel, in accordance with the results of the tendering exercise, on behalf of Oldham Council.
The recommendation is to award the contract for the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service to the most economically advantages provider - based on quality, social value and financial modelling.
The core contract term is for a period of five years up to the end of 31 March 2028 at a value of £4.4m per year (equal contributions of £2.2m from Oldham Council and Rochdale Council). There is an option to extend the contract year on year for up to a further five years.
A further £600k (£300k per authority) is available to support inpatient detoxification and residential rehabilitation placements.
Additional grant funding is within the scope of the contract, with clear exit strategies that can disaggregate spend away from the core specification.

RESOLVED - That:
To award and enter into the contract with the most economically advantageous tenderer in accordance with the results of the tendering exercise (based on quality, social value and financial modelling) for a new service to be in place by 1 April 2023.

Option 1 - At contract completion on the 31st March 2023, the service is discontinued with no provision to Oldham residents for drug and/ or alcohol recovery services and thereby not meeting the Health and Social Care Act 2012 duty for local authorities take action toto reduce health inequalities and improve the health of their local population.
Option 2 - To award and enter into the contract with the most economically advantageous tenderer in accordance with the results of the tendering exercise (based on quality, social value and financial modelling) for a new service to be in place by 1 April 2023.

Option 1 - At contract completion on the 31st March 2023, the service is discontinued with no provision to Oldham residents for drug and/ or alcohol recovery services and thereby not meeting the Health and Social Care Act 2012 duty for local authorities take action toto reduce health inequalities and improve the health of their local population.

Reviews of current service provision and performance have been undertaken as part of contract monitoring arrangements.
A comprehensive consultation process has been undertaken as part of the development of the specification and has included engagement with residents and the market, as well as key stakeholders.
This report has been reviewed and agreed by the Director of Public Health.
The Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care has been briefed prior to and throughout the procurement process. This paper is signed off by the Director of Public Health in Consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care.