20-336 Alcohol and Drug Treatment and Recovery Service - Non Core Framework Call Off WO 008

Concepts

• health services
• rotherham
• health care services
• rotherham public health service
• relevant health care services
• non-core framework
• none core framework agreement
• core contract
• recovery grant
• the existing core service contract

Location

Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham: Within the Borough of Rotherham

Description

Rotherham Public Health service have been awarded a Drug & Alcohol Treatment & Recovery Improvement Grant (DATRIG) of £2,242,263 for 2025/26: WY have been awarded £1,386,994 of the 2025/26 OHID Drug & Alcohol Treatment & Recovery Improvement Grant for the purposes of enhancing the treatment and recovery service. Funding through the previous additional drug and alcohol grant funding (the Supplemental Substance Misuse Treatment & Recovery Grant -SSMTRG) provided additionality to the existing Core service contract from 2023-24 and the DATRIG will continue to provide the same activity, as well as some additionality in 2025-26.

Total Quantity or Scope

Over the period WY will deliver the following areas within the proposal (see Appendix 2 for details):  Harm Reduction & Outreach support  Increased Clinical capacity via non-medical prescriber and nurses posts  Improved support for clients with Mental Health needs (dual diagnosis)  Outreach and community alcohol workers  Increased assessment and outreach capacity  Increased outreach provision to Young People (YP) and increasing the numbers of YPs accessing structured support.  Dedicated Criminal Justice team  Recovery Support - Lived Experience roles and recovery activities Additional information: The Council awarded a Core Contract and Non-Core Framework 1st April 2023 following an openly advertised competitive process undertaken in line with the Social and Other Specific Services provision of the Public Contract Regulations (as amended). Both the Core and Non-Core Framework were established on the basis of an initial 5-year term commencing 1st April 2023, with the option to extend annually for a further 5 years at the discretion of the Council. On the 1st January 2024 Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 were introduced and the scope of the services described within this report would now align with the new Health Care Services legislation as follows:- Regulation 29 - Transitional Provision 29 (3) These Regulations apply to (b) any contract award procedure commenced on or after 1st January 2024 for the award of a contract to be based on, any framework agreement for relevant health care services between one or more relevant authorities and one or more providers whether or not the framework agreement was concluded in accordance with these Regulations or before 1st January 2024. In this instance the Council is commencing the award of a new Work Order/Call Off Contract via a framework agreement which was concluded before 1st January 2024. Regulation 18 - Contracts Based on a Framework Agreement 18 (3) Where a framework agreement is concluded with a single provider, a relevant authority may award a contract without a competition in accordance with that framework agreement. In this instance the Council has created a None Core Framework Agreement with a single provider and as such is permitted to complete an award/call off without a competition in accordance with the original framework as established.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

By way of a further call off

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

This is a Call Off from an existing framework permitted via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Council awarded a Core Contract and Non-Core Framework 1st April 2023 following an openly advertised competitive process undertaken in line with the Social and Other Specific Services provision of the Public Contract Regulations (as amended). Both the Core and Non-Core Framework were established on the basis of an initial 5-year term commencing 1st April 2023, with the option to extend annually for a further 5 years at the discretion of the Council. On the 1st January 2024 Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 were introduced and the scope of the services described within this report would now align with the new Health Care Services legislation as follows:- Regulation 29 - Transitional Provision 29 (3) These Regulations apply to (b) any contract award procedure commenced on or after 1st January 2024 for the award of a contract to be based on, any framework agreement for relevant health care services between one or more relevant authorities and one or more providers whether or not the framework agreement was concluded in accordance with these Regulations or before 1st January 2024. In this instance the Council is commencing the award of a new Work Order/Call Off Contract via a framework agreement which was concluded before 1st January 2024. Regulation 18 - Contracts Based on a Framework Agreement 18 (3) Where a framework agreement is concluded with a single provider, a relevant authority may award a contract without a competition in accordance with that framework agreement. In this instance the Council has created a None Core Framework Agreement with a single provider and as such is permitted to complete an award/call off without a competition in accordance with the original framework as established.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Council awarded a Core Contract and Non-Core Framework 1st April 2023 following an openly advertised competitive process undertaken in line with the Social and Other Specific Services provision of the Public Contract Regulations (as amended). Both the Core and Non-Core Framework were established on the basis of an initial 5-year term commencing 1st April 2023, with the option to extend annually for a further 5 years at the discretion of the Council. On the 1st January 2024 Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 were introduced and the scope of the services described within this report would now align with the new Health Care Services legislation as follows:- Regulation 29 - Transitional Provision 29 (3) These Regulations apply to (b) any contract award procedure commenced on or after 1st January 2024 for the award of a contract to be based on, any framework agreement for relevant health care services between one or more relevant authorities and one or more providers whether or not the framework agreement was concluded in accordance with these Regulations or before 1st January 2024. In this instance the Council is commencing the award of a new Work Order/Call Off Contract via a framework agreement which was concluded before 1st January 2024. Regulation 18 - Contracts Based on a Framework Agreement 18 (3) Where a framework agreement is concluded with a single provider, a relevant authority may award a contract without a competition in accordance with that framework agreement. In this instance the Council has created a None Core Framework Agreement with a single provider and as such is permitted to complete an award/call off without a competition in accordance with the original framework as established. There are no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest, this information was assessed and managed at the development of the Procurement Business Case and the evaluation process in order to identify the successful provider. The decision to award this contract was taken by Scott Matthewman, Assistant Director Strategic Commissioning Adult Care, Housing & Public Health .