Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration introduced a report on the procurement of an all-age care technology service.

The Cabinet Member advised that the Council needed to revolutionise the way care and support was provided and by procuring the right innovation partner, the Council would save money in the long term and provide a better service for residents.  Key benefits of the new service could include:

-  Improving access for groups who traditionally have had limited access to Care Technology;

-  Delivering better outcomes for service users;

-  A smooth and responsive experience for Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and other referrers;

-  A more cost-effective service than the current service, Financial benefits would be from both existing service users for whom new solutions are introduced at review and new entrants to social care support for whom costs will be mitigated and avoided; and

-  A more flexible service that will be able to develop as new innovative opportunities emerge and our health partners progress further with their offer.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Approve the procurement of an Innovation Partner for the management and delivery of an all-age Care Technology solution to the residents of Barking and Dagenham, 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 and the Director of Law and Governance, to award and enter into the contract and any extension periods with the successful tenderer, in accordance with the strategy set out in the report.