Integrated Camden Alcohol Service (short term contract)

Contract summary

Industry

• Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£1,102,823

Procurement reference

Integrated Camden Alcohol Service

Published date

14 March 2022

Closing date

14 March 2022

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Direct Award Following VEAT Notice

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

A contract for twelve months has been awarded to the incumbent provider Change Grow Live (CGL) for the following reasons.

The Authority has four substance misuse contracts which includes the Integrated Camden Alcohol service. The intention was to recommission these during 2020 for new contracts to begin on 1st April 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant impact on staffing levels across current and potential providers and capacity of the Public Health department and senior colleagues within the council. Operational delivery by current providers has prioritised safe delivery of frontline services which has required significant adaptation of services to ensure services are provided in a covid secure way and thereby protecting both service users and frontline staff.
Given the impact of COVID-19 The Authority has had to delay the planned procurement exercise. Three of the current substance misuse contracts have been extended to 31st March 2023 as allowed for under the terms and conditions. The Integrated Camden Alcohol service ends on 31st March 2022, so a new 12 month contract is required to co-align it with the three other substance misuse contracts whilst the recommissioning process takes place.
From Winter 2021, Public Health commissioners aim to collaborate with stakeholders and the market to help and develop an integrated drug and alcohol treatment system from April 2023. Notification of a market engagement event has been advertised on Contracts Finder (https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2197891e-fb97-41bb-9724-c37490add5c8)
The value of the contract awarded is £1,102,823
Please note a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice notice was published: Notice reference: 2022/S 000-002771

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Award information

Awarded date

21 December 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£1,102,823

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CHANGE, GROW, LIVE

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About the buyer

Contact name

Patrick Walsh

Address

5 Pancras Square
LONDON
WC1H9JE
England

Telephone

020 7974 2354

Email

Patrick.walsh2@camden.gov.uk