The Cabinet considered the contents of the exempt appendix to agenda item 8 – Recovery Orientated Substance Misuse Treatment Service for Wirral Contract Award (see minute 52 ante), which set out the detail of the tender evaluation process to secure a Lead Provider.

Resolved – That Cabinet agrees to enter into a three year contract with the option to extend for a further two one year periods with CRI (Crime Reduction Initiatives) to provide a Recovery Orientated Substance Misuse Treatment Service in Wirral in compliance with the Contract Procedure Rules for a sum of £23,035,259.