Decision details

Having considered an open and a confidential officer report, and a

presentation by the Cabinet Member for Health & Adult Social Care,

Councillor Chris Best, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

(1) Change, Grow, Live be appointed to deliver the Core Contract Service for

Adults with Alcohol and Substance Misuse for an initial period of 3 years,

commencing on 1st April 2022, with an option to extend for a further 1 + 1

years at an annual contract value of £2,281,700 up to a maximum contract

value of £11,408,500 over a full 5 year period; and

(2) the current 2021-22 contract value is £2,429,208, fully funded from a

combination of main Public Health Grant, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and

Crime (MOPAC) grant via the London Crime Prevention Fund, Rough

Sleeping Drug & Alcohol Treatment Grant via Public Health England and

Section 31 Grant for additional drug treatment, crime and harm reduction

activity via Public Health England with there being no contribution from the

Council’s General Fund budgets.