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Gateway 1 Procurement Commencement: Community Drug and Alcohol Services for Under 18s

 

 

Meeting: 26/11/2013 - Cabinet (Item 8)

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Minutes:

Background:

 

This report sought permission to commence the procurement of young people’s community substance misuse services in Medway.

 

This Gateway 1 report had been approved for submission to Cabinet after review and discussion at the Children and Adults Directorate Management Team meeting on 29 October 2013 and Procurement Board on 13 November 2013.

 

A Diversity Impact Assessment (DIA) screening form had been undertaken on the proposals, as set out in Appendix A. It was noted that the procurement of this project would not have an adverse effect on the equality of access to the volunteer centre service or voluntary sector support service.

 

An exempt appendix set out key information concerning finance and whole-life costings.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

201/2013

The Cabinet approved the procurement of a comprehensive drugs and alcohol service in Medway, as set out in the preferred option at paragraph 4.1 of the report, that includes:

·                    Early intervention for vulnerable young people

·                    Targeted prevention and brief interventions to priority groups, including under 14s

·                    Named Drug Worker within the Youth Offending Team

·                    One-to-one support/treatment

·                    Prescribing and needle exchange services (with the aim of engaging in treatment to reduce/stop use)

·                    Training for the wider children’s workforce to intervene early, including Drug Use Screening Tool (DUST)

·                    Consultation for professionals and parents/carers

·                    Defined processes to ensure that the Child Assessment Framework (CAF) and Team around the Child (TAC) are followed

·                    A robust transition policy for 18 year olds transferring to adult services

·                    Protocols for working with mental health services for those young people with dual diagnosis.

 

Reasons:

 

The proposed procurement will provide an opportunity to demonstrate best value by testing the market.