Culturally Sensitive Substance Misuse Support

Contract summary

Industry

• Social work services - 85310000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£137,680.28

Procurement reference

HACK001-DN718722-64030236

Published date

16 April 2024

Closing date

1 February 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

Person centred, culturally sensitive, support for black people with substance misuse support needs. \r
London Borough of Hackney has seen significant investment in its Substance Use support system since 2021 through successive grant awards made by the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). \r
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Funding for 24/25 is a part of the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant (SSMTR). This grant is a continuation and expansion of funding received in 23/24 and totals an approximate £2.9 million for the financial year. \r
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As part of the project the Local Authority needs to achieve clear aims in line with national outcomes, including increases in people accessing support services for dangerous and harmful substance use. \r
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In previous years the authority has achieved its aims through a programme focussed on underserved communities. This includes older black men, with Culturally sensitive provision provided by Support When It Matters (SWIM). \r
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Throughout delivery SWIM has demonstrably increased the number of older black men accessing support for services, and has played a pivotal role in increasing continuity of care from prison discharge into community services as well as providing outreach into areas of the community. This has been successful, and has led to the organisation and authority being included in Central Government best practice recommendations. \r
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In 23/24 SWIM piloted a self funded project to address the needs of Black women. Partners across the authority, including probation partners, have reflected the success of this approach through the Combating Drugs Partnership Strategy Group as well as Working Groups. These form key spaces in the governance of the overall substance use support system in Hackney. \r
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As part of the submission for the SSMTR the Combating Drugs Partnership, through the strategy group, agreed that a continuation and expansion of the SWIM project was necessary to help further increase the number of black people accessing, and benefitting from, drug treatment services within the authority area. \r
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A submission was made to OHID outlining this. OHID have agreed this funding and support the expansion/development of the service to meet the needs of all individuals in the borough who identify as black where there are barriers to accessing the core treatment service.\r
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This service falls within the scope of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Consideration was given as to whether this service should be classified as a rehabilitation service and therefore within the scope of Provider Selection Regime (as a health service provided to an individual) but it was ultimately determined that as an outreach service focusing on a specific community and encompassing a wider range of support than health specific interventions this service should more appropriately be classified as a social work service (CPV code 85320000).

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Award information

Awarded date

1 March 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£137,680.28

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Support When It Matters Enterprise

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About the buyer

Contact name

Maaz Hikmatulla

Address

Hackney Service Centre
1 Hillman Street
Hackney
E8 1DY
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2083563000

Email

Maaz.Hikmatulla@hackney.gov.uk

Website

http://www.hackney.gov.uk