Report by Director of  Public Health and Communities

RECOMMENDATION

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a. Approve the proposal to commission a Substance Use Service for Children and Young People through a procurement exercise and transition to a new 7-year contract on a 3-year initial term with the option to extend for up to 4 years in aggregate. The budget for this service will be up to £700,000 per year as set out in section 5 below, funded by ringfenced drug and alcohol funding within the Public Health Grant.

b.    Delegate to the Director for Public Health authority to manage the service design for the procurement and following completion of the procurement exercise award the contract to the successful bidder.