Agenda item

Re-procurement of Adult Social Care Domiciliary Care Contracts (Tranche 2)

Decision:

1.  Agreed to the award of contracts to 12 suppliers for the provision of domiciliary care.  This will be to suppliers 3,4,5,7,8,9,12,13, 14,16,18, and 21. Full details are contained at Exempt Appendix 1 the following suppliers:

 

2.  Agreed to the issuing of contract extensions and variations to existing tranche 2 suppliers, who did not bid for a new contract for a six month period until 21 May 2023. This will enable suppliers to continue to work with up to 177 service users, but not to take on new referrals, whilst alternatives arrangements are put in place.

 

3.  Agreed to the re-tendering of tranche 3 contracts for domiciliary care and related unregulated support services, when contracts expire in 2023. This will be using the same process as for tranche 1 and tranche 2 contracts and will include support services contracts as a separate lot.

 

4.  Delegated authority to the Executive Director for People (Adults) in consultation with the Lead Member for Public Health and Social Care to enter into the tranche 2 contracts, and retender the tranche 3 contracts for domiciliary care.

Minutes:

The Executive Director, People (Adults) introduced a report that sought approval to award contracts to 12 suppliers of domiciliary care which had been tendered by competitive process via the Council’s adult social care dynamic purchasing system.  This was to ensure a sufficiency of supple once the tranche of existing contracts expired in December 2022.

 

The Cabinet noted the exempt appendices during Part I of the meeting without disclosing any of the exempt information.

 

There was strong domiciliary care market in Slough and the procurement process was explained.  The work that had been taken to engage providers throughout the process to encourage bidders was noted.  Lead Members discussed the cost of care, payments for travel time and various other operational elements of the contracts.

 

The recommendations were agreed.

 

Resolved –

 

(a)  That the award of contracts to 12 suppliers for the provision of domiciliary care be agreed.  This would be to suppliers 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,12,13, 14,16,18, and 21 as contained at Exempt Appendix 1 the following suppliers.

 

(b)  That the issuing of contract extensions and variations to existing tranche 2 suppliers, who did not bid for a new contract for a six month period until 21 May 2023 be agreed. This would enable suppliers to continue to work with up to 177 service users, but not to take on new referrals, whilst alternatives arrangements were put in place.

 

(c)  That the re-tendering of tranche 3 contracts for domiciliary care and related unregulated support services, when contracts expire in 2023 be agreed. This would be using the same process as for tranche 1 and tranche 2 contracts and would include support services contracts as a separate lot.

 

(d)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director for People (Adults) in consultation with the Lead Member for Public Health and Social Care to enter into the tranche 2 contracts, and retender the tranche 3 contracts for domiciliary care.

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