Decision details

To commission a contract by the appropriate procurement route for supplementary substance misuse service, to work alongside the core Community Drug and Alcohol Service.

The Cabinet Member agreed to approve the commission of a contract, via the appropriate procurement route, for a Supplementary Substance Misuse Service, to work alongside the core Community Alcohol and Drug Service.

A number of additional grants, from the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities and Office of Health Improvement and Disparities, have been provided to Oxfordshire County Council Public Health Team to enhance substance misuse services, including the Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant (RSDATG) and the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant (SSMTRG).  In August 2022 a new grant was announced, which will commence in November 2022, the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Housing Support Grant which Oxfordshire are eligible to receive.  The income from these grants will fund this service.

As per Risk Management of the report.