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Proposal to bring Substance Misuse Clinical Prescribing Service In-house

The current clinical service provider has served notice on their contract, which has reduced the timescales for having a new service by six months. The tender process did not result in any bids being submitted when it closed on Fri 12th May 23. As there is no option to have any break in service, we need certainty around provision for 1st October 23 onwards. In the current circumstances, the only feasible option to meet these timescales is to bring the service in-house, alongside the current Recovery Solutions Team.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Both (expenditure > £250,000 and affects 2 or more wards);

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/05/2023

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

Decision due: 20 Jun 2023 by Executive

Lead member: 1) The Mayor

Lead director: Director of Public Health South Tees

Contact: Jonathan Bowden Email: Jonathan_Bowden@middlesbrough.gov.uk.

Does this Plan form part of the Council Budget / Policy Framework?: No

Would this decision be contrary to the Policy Framework, or not wholly in accordance with the Council's approved Budget?: No

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