Issue - meetings

Re-tender of Community Alcohol Services Contract

Meeting: 22/01/2013 - Cabinet (Item 88)

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Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Crime, Justice and Communities presented a report on the proposed re-tendering of the Community Alcohol Services contract. 

 

The Cabinet Member referred to the key achievements of the service, which included a 136% increase in the amount of people accessing alcohol treatment.  It was noted that a draft Alcohol Strategy would be presented to the next meeting of the Cabinet, reflecting the Council’s strong approach to tackling alcohol-related crime and disorder in the Borough.

 

Cabinet agreed:

 

  (i)  The procurement of a three-year contract for the provision of Community Alcohol Services to a maximum value of £2,233,085 commencing 1 June 2013, with an option to extend for a further period of up to two years dependent upon satisfactory performance by the appointed provider and availability of funding, on the terms detailed in the report; and

 

  (ii)  That the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Crime, Justice and Communities, the Head of Legal and Democratic Services and the Divisional Director of Finance, be authorised to award the contract on conclusion of the procurement process.