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Approval to Award Tier 4 Services Lot 1 (Inpatient Detoxification)

Meeting: 14/11/2024 - Executive Board (Item 29)

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Decision:

(1)        That the intention to award Lot 1 for Tier 4 substance misuse services to five suppliers for specialist inpatient detoxification provision be approved.  The Lot 1 inpatient detoxification suppliers being:

 

            Adferiad Recovery

            Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH)

            Kaleidoscope Project

            Mersey Care NHS Trust

            Turning Point Services Ltd.

 

(2)        That Lot 2 be subject to a waiver until June 2025 and go out for tender again with a wider market engagement exercise to secure best value for money and achieve a balanced, cost-effective pool of service providers within close proximity of access to Blackburn with Darwen and that the re-tendering exercise also include elements of the crisis pathway services which were previously tendered as Lot 3.

 

Minutes:

The Executive Board received a report following the recent Tier 4 tender procurement exercise.

 

Invites for tenders on the following three lots had been opened on 15th August with a closing date of 12th September at midday. 

 

            Lot 1 – Inpatient Detoxification

            Lot 2 – Inpatient Residential Rehabilitation

            Lot 3 – Direct Access Beds

 

There had been five submissions for Lot 1 and all had scored over 50% which sufficiently met the requirements to be awarded a place on the Tier 4 framework.

 

Four tenders had been submitted for Lot 2 which was a reduction from existing current arrangements with one providing provision in the Blackburn with Darwen area.  Officers felt this represented a risk to service and financial best value, together with service resilience and adequate access to service

provision at reasonable geographical distance and transport challenges.  Therefore, it was proposed that Lot 2 be subject to a waiver until June 2025 and goes out to tender again with a wider market engagement exercise to secure best value for money etc.

 

Unfortunately, no tenders were received for Lot 3.  The current provider THOMAS had been given a 6 month extension from May 2024 and had in recent months managed and reduced new referrals into the service.  It was proposed that the integrated pathway be incorporated into Lot 1 and Lot 2 with the existing Lot 3 service ceasing on 30th November 2024.

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)        That the intention to award Lot 1 for Tier 4 substance misuse services to five suppliers for specialist inpatient detoxification provision be approved.  The Lot 1 inpatient detoxification suppliers being:

 

            Adferiad Recovery

            Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH)

            Kaleidoscope Project

            Mersey Care NHS Trust

            Turning Point Services Ltd.

 

(2)        That Lot 2 be subject to a waiver until June 2025 and go out for tender again with a wider market engagement exercise to secure best value for money and achieve a balanced, cost-effective pool of service providers within close proximity of access to Blackburn with Darwen and that the re-tendering exercise also include elements of the crisis pathway services which were previously tendered as Lot 3.