Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration presented a report on the procurement of a Framework Agreement to provide a range of supported living services, together with specialist floating support, to mental health service users and those with a learning disability.

The Cabinet Member explained that the ‘supported living’ service would offer bespoke packages of care to support users in the community, including secure housing with up to 24-hour care provision, with the key aim of increasing individuals’ independence and skills by reducing dependency over a period of time.  The supported living service would encourage people to try new things in their own homes and empower those who wished to move on to more independent forms of accommodation, all in line with the principles of the Care Act 2014.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree that the Council proceeds with the procurement of a four-year framework contract, with an option for a further two years, for the provision of supported living provision and floating support for Learning Disability and Mental Health service users, in accordance with the strategy set out in the report; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Director of People and Resilience, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration, the Chief Operating Officer and the Director of Law and Governance, to conduct the procurement and award and enter into the contract and access agreements.