i-access sub-contract for the delivery of substance misuse community based harm reduction and outreach, alcohol brief advice and information and non-opiate drug pathway

i-access is the substance misuse service for Surrey and is part of Surrey and Borders NHS partnership Trust (SABP). It is a county wide service delivering tier 2, 3 and 4 substance misuse interventions. The service is jointly provided by SABP and Public Health, Surrey County Council under a cooperation agreement. The Child and Family Safeguarding Pilot is part of the i-access service and has a number of months of funding remaining with commitment to secure future funding already being explored. It is part of the i-access service. The Pilot has brought substance misuse workers into the child and family teams in order to support parents with substance misuse issues. This procurement was for subcontracted aspects of i-access. The subcontractor will work in collaboration with SABP and Public Health. The subcontractor’s staff will work with SABP staff to deliver the i-access service. They will be based in the SABP i-access bases.