Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration introduced a report on plans for the procurement of a four-year contract for the provision of home care services, to commence from January 2020.

The Cabinet Member referred to the options appraisal which set out details of the six possibilities that were considered in the development of the proposals.  The preferred option would bring together the two strands of general home care and crisis intervention services under one framework, with successful tenderers becoming responsible for providing services within three defined localities, in line with the Council’s Integrated Care Model.

Cabinet Members commented on the considerable work that had gone into the development of the proposals and particularly welcomed the prioritisation of quality over price in the tender evaluation criteria.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree that the Council proceeds with the procurement of a framework agreement contract for Home Care Services 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 Director of Law and Governance and the Chief Operating Officer, to conduct the procurement and award and enter into the contract(s) for the framework agreement and all other necessary or ancillary agreements with the successful bidder, in accordance with the strategy set out in the report.