Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service

Concepts

• community drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and recovery service
• recovery service
• health and social work
• leeds
• integrated community drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and recovery service for leeds
• service users
• community drug
• alcohol prevention
• integrated community drug
• providers of the service provision

Location

Leeds

Description

The service provides prevention, harm reduction, brief interventions, structured treatment, recovery, and wrap-around support (including housing related support) to children, young people and adults (including older adults) in Leeds with drug and/or alcohol misuse issues

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

In making this variation, the above conditions of Regulation 72 (1b) (i) & (ii) are deemed to be satisfied for the following reasons: The effectiveness of drug and alcohol services across Leeds will be positively impacted by including responsibility for the community NSP within the Forward Leeds service by broadening access to care through pharmacies. Forward Leeds has a detailed understanding of NSP service requirements and has developed good relationships with existing providers. Assuming responsibility for managing this service will strengthen these relationships and ensuring smoother pathways into structured treatment for clients using community NSP. They are also well placed to negotiate best prices and ensure value is added to service delivery wherever possible. The utilisation of an existing contract provides value for money due to overhead charges being picked up under the existing contract, therefore more funds will be attributable to service delivery. The proposed arrangement will avoid duplication of cost, integrating the community NSP provision with the NSP provision provided by Forward Leeds. The value of the initial contract, and the proposed increase due to the request to vary the contract that is within the realms of the regulation.