Buyer Name: Hartlepool Borough Council
Buyer Address: Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, UKC11, TS248AY, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Karen Cooper
Contact Email: karen.cooper@hartlepool.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1429523009
Buyer Name: Hartlepool Borough Council
Buyer Address: Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, UKC11, TS248AY, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Karen Cooper
Contact Email: karen.cooper@hartlepool.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1429523009
• To provide a service offer that flexes to respond to the needs of emerging patterns of recovery and substance use needs . To provide support to substance misuse services and wider Public Health team to understand the current recovery community and to work with new and established groups across Hartlepool to develop a sustainable 'Recovery Community' model which supports people and their families in their recovery journey. . Develop lived experience research working in collaboration with Hartlepool Borough Council and Teeside University . To draft reports to allow Substance use, Public Health and Commissioning within agreed budgets and timescales to further support the development of the recovery agenda. The Supplier will • Have experience and understanding of Recovery focused agenda's within substance use, in particular the incorporation of lived experience voices. • Have experience in working with a wide range of community groups • Support the development of new and established groups to deliver a range of social and life skills to support a Recovery Community model. •Engage directly with the Local Authority to gain an understanding of what is driving the needs for the substance use strategy and recovery agenda • Deliver all outputs and outcomes specified for the project • Work collaboratively with partner agencies and Local Authority • Collaborate at least quarterly with the commissioner to identify and set priorities based on commissioning intentions, evidence base, demand, local health need and the engagement and feedback from individuals, families, communities and the local system.
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Lot Description: This service provides improvements in visible recovery in communities across Hartlepool. As part of their service offer they facilitate recovery ally training across Hartlepool and partners across Tees to reduce stigma for professionals and public, which in turn impacts positively in reducing health inequalities. The service provider understand the health care needs of those using substances and having a mental health need in Hartlepool and offer additional services accordingly, such as access to groups and social activities within their health offer in Hartlepool. The Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR)
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): The existing provider is satisfying original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Contract Title: Provision of services to support building recovery in the community
Award Title: Provision of services to support building recovery in the community
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