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About this contract

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (the Authority) has awarded the provision for the delivery of the Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service (known as Barnsley Recovery Steps) and the Multiple and Complex Needs Supported Accommodation Provision (25 years+). The contract will include the Adult Substance Misuse Service (currently known as Barnsley Recovery Steps), the Young Peoples’ Substance Misuse Service (currently delivered in house by the Authority) and the Multiple and Complex Needs Supported Accommodation (25 years+). The Authority have directly awarded the contract to Humankind Charity for the following period: Contract Start Date: 1st April 2024 Contract End Date: 31st March 2029 Option to Extend until 31st March 2031

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