Agenda item

The Committee received the report of Julian Guerriero, Senior Policy Strategy and Commissioning Manager Public Health, and Dr.Rebecca Fletcher, Consultant in Public Health, which updated the Health Scrutiny Committee on the outcome of the recent collaborative commission by Oldham Council and Rochdale Council for the provision of an Adult Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Service through an open competitive tendering procedure.

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 (based on quality, social value and financial modelling) and completion of the tender evaluation processes, the contract was awarded to Turning Point Services Limited, as per the delegated authority agreed by Cabinet in November 2022.

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 per year (£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.

The report introduced the new Adult Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Service to be delivered by Turning Point and provided an overview of the delivery model and priorities for the first 12 months. Steve Simmons, Senior Operations Manager representing Turning Point Ltd, gave a presentation regarding Turning Point Ltd and can be viewed using the following link https://committees.oldham.gov.uk/documents/b26493/Suppliment%2007th-Mar-2023%2018.00%20Health%20Scrutiny.pdf?T=9

Julian Guerriero emphasised that the specification of the contract now included a preventative element and that recovery needed to go further so as to support the wellbeing of people and engage stability for moving from recovery. This would include working with GPs and pharmacies and including  housing and employment as the next steps with a view to providing a better lifestyle to preventing the possibility of relapse. There would be an  expectation that over the next 12 months the new model would enable more people to be treated.

The contract centred on those persons aged 18 years and above with the plan being to engage young people below the age of 18 years this being a transitional element.

Resolved: that

1.         the outcome of the recent tender exercise to procure a provider for the delivery of the Adult Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Service be noted;

2.         the Committee supports the new Adult Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery offer which is available for Oldham residents; and

3.         Turning Point Ltd be invited to this Committee to give a 6 months review on the role out of the new model for Oldham residents.