Decision details

The Deputy Mayor mentioned that an addendum had been tabled containing

some minor corrections to the report which was a collaborative effort involving

three boroughs.

Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by the

Deputy Mayor, Councillor Chris Best, the Mayor and Cabinet for the reasons

set out in a confidential report and by a vote of 6-0:

RESOLVED that

(1) Lambeth should award the contract for the Sexual Health Promotion

service to the company which scored the highest overall in the evaluation

process, for a period of three years, with an option to extend for a further two

years and Lewisham’s contribution to the contract be a stated annual and

overall values (including the possible extension of two years);

(2) the service does not include specialised support in relation to Chemsex as

through the development of the service specification and soft market testing it

was identified that this should be procured separately from a specialist

provider

(3) Lewisham should procure the Chemsex service as a Single Tender action

jointly with Lambeth and Southwark, and that Lambeth should lead on the

procurement and contract on Lewisham’s behalf;

(4) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Community Services to

agree to a Single Tender Action for Lambeth to enter into a contract on

Lewisham’s behalf  for a specialist Chemsex support and capacity building

across Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark at a stated total contract value

including Lewisham’s stated annual contribution for a proposed contract

length of 2 years (with three optional extensions of one year each) meaning

Lewisham’s total maximum cost of contract would be a stated figure including

all extensions.