RESOLVED:
1. That the award of a contract for the provision of the Adult Integrated Substance Misuse Service to Organisation A in the exempt appendix to the Cabinet report be approved.
The value of the contract over three years is £3,785,219.
The contract will commence on 1 April 2018 and be for a period of three years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, subject to satisfactory performance, availability of budget and continued need at the sole discretion of the Council. The maximum possible contract period would be no more than five years.
2. That the Cabinet delegatesto theDirector of Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health, theauthorityto extendthecontractby thefurther incrementof up to 24 months (as above).