The London Borough of Merton is intending to
extend the contract for the provision of the Southwest London
Individual Placement and Support Scheme, dated 27th August 2024,
delivered by Change Grow Live Services Limited. By invoking clause
3.1 of the contract (described above), the London Borough of Merton
will extend the service provision for a further 12 month period
– 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The Individual Placement and
Support Scheme provides employment support for people, aged 16 and
over, who are engaged in specialist alcohol and other drug
treatment in 6 Southwest London local authorities (Richmond,
Wandsworth, Sutton, Croydon, Kingston, and Merton).
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: For Determination
Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/11/2024
This item is subject to the General Exception procedure (see Part 4B of the Council's Constitution). It is proposed to take a key decision on the decision date shown below. It would be impracticable to defer the decision until it has been included on the next Forward Plan. This notice has been issued by the Chief Executive and the Leader of the Council and has been issued to the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission and relevant scrutiny panel.
It is anticipated that this report will contain information which is exempt from publication and during discussion of this information the public may be excluded from the meeting.
If you wish to make representations that the public should not be excluded from the meeting during discussion of this item please write to Democracy Services Manager London Borough of Merton, 8th Floor, Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, SM4 5DX or email democratic.services@merton.gov.uk stating the reasons why you think the discussion should be held in public.
Decision due: 18 Dec 2024 by Chief Executive
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care
Lead director: Executive Director of Adult Social Care, Integrated Care and Public Health
Contact: Amy Dumitrescu, Head of Democracy Services Email: amy.dumitrescu@merton.gov.uk.
Documents to be considered: Officer report.