Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service

Contracts

• Contract 005230-2021-YORE-9F7N76 (DN210921)-1 · HumanKind

  Signed

  21 Jan 2021

  Value

  £42,604,271

  Status

  active

  • Change The modification of contracts is governed under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 at regulation 72 which permits certain types of modifications. Although no longer directly applicable to the UKs departure from the European Union (from which the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 were transposed into English law) is still persuasive. The regulation considers the extent to which a contract may be modified before it should be considered so substantially changed as to necessitate a new procurement. Permissible grounds for modification include a need for additional services subject to 50% maximum increase in initial contract value. It also requires the consideration of the effect of cumulative variations. Therefore this needs to be considered in taking this decision. The provisions of Regulation 72 (1b) (i) & (ii) provide an exception "where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:- Regulation 72 (1) Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases:- (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor - (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement; and (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: In making this variation, the above conditions of Regulation 72 (1b) (i) & (ii) are deemed to be satisfied for the following reasons: The effectiveness of drug and alcohol services across Leeds will be positively impacted by including responsibility for the community NSP within the Forward Leeds service by broadening access to care through pharmacies. Forward Leeds has a detailed understanding of NSP service requirements and has developed good relationships with existing providers. Assuming responsibility for managing this service will strengthen these relationships and ensuring smoother pathways into structured treatment for clients using community NSP. They are also well placed to negotiate best prices and ensure value is added to service delivery wherever possible. The utilisation of an existing contract provides value for money due to overhead charges being picked up under the existing contract, therefore more funds will be attributable to service delivery. The proposed arrangement will avoid duplication of cost, integrating the community NSP provision with the NSP provision provided by Forward Leeds. The value of the initial contract, and the proposed increase due to the request to vary the contract that is within the realms of the regulation.

Dispute resolution & review bodies

• The High Court of JusticeReview bodyReview contact point London