Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to consider proposals to extend the current Avenues contract until March 2011 to enable the completion of a tender process

Further to Minute 57 (2 November 2010), received a report from the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services on the progress of remodelling of residential care services for people with learning disabilities. 

The Cabinet Member outlined the reasons why the approach that was agreed by Minute 57 cannot now be progressed and presented revised arrangements which involve further interim measures while a competitive tendering exercise is undertaken.

Agreed, in order for the Council to continue to meet its statutory obligations and to provide cost effective and value for money services, to:-

(i)  Authorise the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services to procure and award contracts to provide residential services for people with learning disabilities as detailed in the report; and

(ii)  Extend on current terms the purchase of residential care from Outlook Care up to 31 July 2011.