Decision - Housing Related Support Commissioning Plan

1)            Notes the contents of the report and agrees to the proposed commissioning and procurement plans for externally provided support services for up to five financial years (2015-16 to 2019-20 inclusive) subject to annual Budget Setting agreed at Full Council.

2)            Agrees to the proposed review of directly provided (in house) support services and the development of future delivery model options to achieve savings, better value for money and strategic commissioning plans for delivering services to vulnerable people.  

3)            Agrees to delegate authority to the Executive Director of Adult Services to procure and enter into any contract to secure effective delivery of support services for vulnerable people as outlined in Section 6 of this report. Decisions shall be made in consultation with the Executive Directors of Environment, Development & Housing, Children’s Services, Finance & Resources, Director of Public Health and the Monitoring Officer

4)            Agrees that commissioning and procurement plans from April 2015 will be aligned with priorities within the Council’s Housing Strategy 2015, Homelessness Strategy 2014-19, the Council’s priorities for the integration of social care and health through the Better Care Plan and priorities agreed through the city’s Health and Wellbeing Board or Housing Committee.