The Council currently commissions Lifeline to provide adult
substance misuse services and their 2 year contract expires at the
end of September 2015. A decision must be made by the end of March
2015 at the latest on whether the contract should be extended for a
further 12 months. This will provide Lifeline with the minimum 6
months notice period.
An evaluation of the current provision needs to be undertaken
during February/March 2015 to inform the final recommendation and
decision on future commissioning of the service; and it is
anticipated that an evaluation team comprising: public health,
contracts, finance, legal will consider the following points:
• Performance against agreed KPIs
• Complaints and compliments received by service users and
stakeholders, including provider response and
implementation of learning
• Partnership and pathway development
• Client engagement
• Children’s and adult safeguarding
• Clinical governance and patient safety
The following will also be considered:
• market of alternative providers
• financial cost of re-commissioning
• impact on clients, provider and other stakeholders of
changing provider
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Both Financial and Community Impact;
Decision status: Recommmend Forward to Council
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/02/2015
Financial: Yes;
Community Impact: Yes;
Decision due: 26 Mar 2015 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member - Older People and Health
Lead director: Director of Public Health
Department: Adult Social Care
Contact: Margaret Jones, Statutory Director of Public Health / Head of Health & Wellbeing Email: margaret.jones@sefton.gov.uk Tel: 0151 934 3348.
Consultation process
Meetings, e-mails
Consultees
A panel including, legal, finance, contracts, public health, Clinical Commissioning Group representation.