Issue 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.