Issue - items at meetings - Community Equipment Service contract extension

Report of the Executive Director for Health and Adult Social Care (copy attached)

RESOLVED - That authority to extend the Contract until the 31^st of March 2023 is granted to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care.

7.1      The Sub Committee considered a report of the Executive Director for Health and Adult Social Care seeking agreement to extend the contract for the provision of the Brighton and Hove Integrated Community Equipment Service for a further 6 months until March 2023. The contract was currently scheduled to end on 30 September 2022 and Officers were seeking to extend it until 31 March 2023.

7.3      It was explained in answer to questions that the extension was required in order to enable a full commissioning process and to enable the exploration of contractual alignment and joint commissioning with other parties, including neighbouring local authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS Foundation Trusts. The Integrated Community Equipment Service contract provided for delivery, installation, collection, maintenance, repair and recycling of a range of health and social care equipment and minor adaptations such as stair rails, external rails and other fixed items. The service was available to people with physical and sensory impairments of all ages, including children.

7.4      Councillor Mears stated that whilst she considered it unfortunate that this contract would now be due for renewal in shortly before to the next local council election she accepted the rationale for it and supported the recommendations.

7.5      RESOLVED - That authority to extend the Contract until the 31^st of March 2023 is granted to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care.