All-Age Recovery Coordination Service (AARCS)

2. Short description

Essex County Council ("the Council") are re-commissioning Please be advised that following the publication of the original intention to award notice to commission an an All Age Recovery Co-ordination Service (AARCS) for people with drug and alcohol misuse issues. AARCS provides a range of evidence-based interventions shaped issues; this corrigendum is designed to meet individual needs, as well as ongoing support for individuals who have exited confirm the service/treatment system but who may experience instances of need for acute recovery support. contractual award as per the Council's stated intentions in the original notice. Please be advised that this notice is designed to record the Council's intention to award a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract to deliver the AARCS service award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 ("Provider Selection Regime") via Direct Award Process C 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Following the successful conclusion of the standstill period for this service, please note that this notice constitutes confirmation that this contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. In addition, please note that under the dedicated NHS England drafting guidance for PSR regulated notices, the Council is also obliged to confirm the details of the duration and value of this contract. Therefore, please be advised that as detailed below. stated in the original intention to award notice, this contract commenced on 1st October 2024 under an initial term of five (5) years with an option to extend for a further two (2) years, thereby resulting in a maximum contractual duration of seven (7) years. Therefore, this contract will expire on 30th September 2029 unless the aforementioned option to extend is enacted. For the avoidance of any further doubt, if the latter applies and the Council enacts the option to extend this contract, the contract will expire on 30th September 2031. In addition, please note that the stated contractual value within the intention to award notice of also remains unchanged. For the avoidance of any further doubt, please note that the aggregate contract value over the maximum seven (7) year term is £13,702,836 based on an annual value of £1,957,548.