Issue - items at meetings - Recommissioning Homecare and Extra Care

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

NB: Following debate and decision and legal advice given at the meeting the Labour Group amendments set out below were agreed. This resolution also incorporates the legal advice given.

RESOLVED - Recommendations as amended:

That the Sub-Committee:

(1)      requests a briefing is sent to the Procurement Advisory Board Members before the specification and award criteria are finalised to enable members to comment on the proposed approach;delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care to procure contracts for both Home Care and Extra Care as proposed in this report;

(2)      delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care to award the contracts to the successful bidders for an initial term of five years with the option to extend the contracts for a further period of up to three years subject to satisfactory delivery and performance; and

(3)      delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care to terminate the above contracts in accordance with their terms if there are performance issues or provider failure and to reproduce those contracts to ensure continuity of service and meet statutory requirements under the Care Act 2014; and

(4)      requests a report is brought to the June ASCPH Sub-Committee meeting with an update on the award and progress of contracts, with a further report to come before committee one year from commencement of contracts with information on how the contracts are working and on the effectiveness of the new service(s) in relation to the previous arrangements.

30.1    The Sub Committee considered report of the Executive Director, Health and Adult Social Care which set out the proposed approach to the recommissioning of both Home Care and Extra Care and sought  Member agreement to proceed with a tender process.

30.2    It was noted that a Labour Group amendment had been received as set out below:

          “That the Sub-Committee:

2.1      requests a briefing is sent to the Procurement Advisory Board before the specification and award criteria are finalised to enable members to comment on the proposed approach; and

2.2      delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care to award the contracts to the successful bidders for an initial term of five years with the option to extend the contracts for a further period of up to three years subject to satisfactory delivery and performance; and

2.3      delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care toadminister future award of contracts, in accordance with relevant procurement specification, in order to address provider performance issues or provider failure to ensure continuity of service and meet statutory requirements under the Care Act 2014; and

2.4      requests a report is brought to the June ASCPH Sub-Committee meeting with an update on the award and progress of contracts, with a further report to come before committee one year from commencement of contracts with information on how the contracts are working and on the effectiveness of the new service(s) in relation to the previous arrangements.”

The amendment was proposed by Councillor Appich and seconded by Councillor Robins and they were invited to speak in support of their amendment.

30.3    Following debate and decision and legal advice given at the meeting the Labour Group amendments set out below were agreed. This resolution also incorporates the legal advice given.

30.--   RESOLVED – That the Recommendations agreed as amended, are:

That the Sub-Committee:

(1) Requests a briefing is sent to the Procurement Advisory Board Members before the specification and award criteria are finalised to enable members to comment on the proposed approach; delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care to procure contracts for both Home Care and Extra Care as proposed in this report;

(2) delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care to award the contracts to the successful bidders for an initial term of five years with the option to extend the contracts for a further period of up to three years subject to satisfactory delivery and performance;

(3) delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care to terminate the above contracts in accordance with  their terms if there are performance issues or provider failure and to reproduce those contracts to ensure continuity of service and meet statutory requirements under the Care Act 2014;  and

(4) requests a report is brought to the June ASCPH Sub-Committee meeting with an update on the award and progress of contracts, with a further report to come before committee one year from commencement of contracts with information on how the contracts are working and on the effectiveness of the new service(s) in relation to the previous arrangements.