Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Rachel Horne
Telephone
+44 3330322307
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Substance Misuse All-Age Recovery Coordination Service (AARCS)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Essex County Council (ECC) commissioned an All Age Recovery Co- ordination Service (AARCS) for people with substance misuse issues in 2016. AARCS provides the backbone of the substance misuse treatment system in Essex. This is a holistic recovery service which moves people out of substance misusing by ensuring that their physical, psychological, social and employment needs are met with a planned programme of sequenced activities.
This service was contracted under an initial term of five years with an option to extend for a further two years, therefore, resulting in a maximum duration of seven years.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
84
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2099/S 001-999999
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
ECC1000220
Title
All Age Recovery Coordination Service
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
24 October 2016
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
The Children's Society
Whitecross Studios, 50 Banner Street
London
EC1Y 8ST
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
221124
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Open Road Visions
12 North Hill
Colchester
CO1 1DZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
1019915
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £13,040,275.11
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.
In line with the specified NHS England guidance regarding supporting evidence for PSR transparency notices, please be advised that the Council's decision maker who approved this contract extension was the Director of Wellbeing Public Health and Communities with guidance from the Council's Head of Wellbeing and Public Health.
Please note that the specified reference number for the contract award notice is a dummy reference in line with the NHS England guidance for services whereby no reference number is available.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The All Age Recovery Co-ordination Service (AARCS) is a fully integrated service for both adults and young people needing support with alcohol and or drug dependence. AARCS provides a broad range of community-based support and interventions, including engagement with wider partner agencies to aid and enhance sustained recovery, including criminal justice, housing, education, training, employment and mentoring support.
AARCS also makes a significant contribution to ECC's commitment to safety, for example, delivering advice and education to children and young people, as well as other preventative approaches to break the cycle of inter-generational dependency, thereby interrupting the supply and demand for drugs, and in turn reducing the risk of those being drawn into offending behaviour and/ or criminal exploitation. Importantly, the Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs), a community treatment order for drug misusing offenders is delivered by this service and provides an important element of both community safety and the effective rehabilitation of offenders.
The model for delivery of the service supports the Council's commitment to place based working. Providing peripatetic support, from satellite and co located settings across the County to deliver community based interventions which can be adapted and flexed to meet the specific needs of individuals and groups within the local area.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
6
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£978,775
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
The Children's Society
Whitecross Studios, 50 Banner Street
London
EC1Y 8ST
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
221124
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Open Road Visions
12 North Hill
Colchester
CO1 1DZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
1019915
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
The Council has secured governance approval to enact a contract extension for the AARCS service for a period of six (6) months, commencing on 1 April 2024, at a maximum total cost of £978,775.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
The proposed extension of six (6) months will avoid the potential risk of a break in service delivery of the service which would be detrimental to the needs of vulnerable adults experiencing alcohol and drug dependence, as well as other multiple and complex needs, who are unable to navigate complex service pathways without support; this would result in their needs escalating, and creating undue pressure on costly public health services who do not have the capacity or expertise/experience to provide support.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £978,775
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £14,919,051