Agenda item

1.  Agreed to the award of a contract to Supplier A for the delivery of Lot 1: Voluntary and Community Sector services for the period of 5 years (three- year contract plus two optional extensions of one year each subject to satisfactory performance) from 1^st July 2023 to 30^th June 2028. This would be at a total contract value of £2,041,255.

2.  Agreed to the award of a contract to Supplier B for the delivery of Lot 2: Information and Advice Services for the period of 5 years (three- year contract plus two optional extensions of one year each subject to satisfactory performance) from 1^st July 2023 to 30^th June 2028. This would be at a total contract value of £600,000.

3.  Delegated authority to the Executive Director for People (Adults) in consultation with the Lead Member for Public Health and Social Care to complete the final negotiations and enter into contracts with Supplier A and Supplier B.

The Lead Member for Social Care & Public Health introduced a report that sought approval to award contracts to two providers for the delivery of voluntary and community sector services and information and advice services following a procurement by open tender.

Contracts would commence in July 2023 and would be for three years plus two optional extensions of one year each, subject to satisfactory performance.  The contracts would be funded through the Better Care Fund and Public Health Grant.

The Part II appendices that included details of the successful bidders and pricing schedules were noted during Part I of the meeting without disclosing any of the exempt information.  The contracts for the two remodelled services would be more fully aligned to the strategic aims of the Council and its partners, significantly reduce demand for adult social care and deliver best value. 

Lead Members asked how the outcomes would be monitored and to which body of the Council would receive updates.  The services would be monitored through a formal contract management approach on a quarterly basis and reports would be made annually to Cabinet regarding performance.  The new Corporate Improvement Scrutiny Committee would be able to consider any formal scrutiny arrangements of this or any other contract when it put together its work programme for 2023/24.

The recommendations were agreed.

Resolved –

(a)  Agreed to the award of a contract to Supplier A for the delivery of Lot 1: Voluntary and Community Sector services for the period of 5 years (three- year contract plus two optional extensions of one year each subject to satisfactory performance) from 1^st July 2023 to 30^th June 2028. This would be at a total contract value of £2,041,255.

(b)  Agreed to the award of a contract to Supplier B for the delivery of Lot 2: Information and Advice Services for the period of 5 years (three- year contract plus two optional extensions of one year each subject to satisfactory performance) from 1^st July 2023 to 30^th June 2028. This would be at a total contract value of £600,000.

(c)  Delegated authority to the Executive Director for People (Adults) in consultation with the Lead Member for Public Health and Social Care to complete the final negotiations and enter into contracts with Supplier A and Supplier B.