Decision details

Decisions:

1.              That the Authority enter into interim contractual arrangements with the current provider of the Supporting People Programme Grants funded fixed site Support Services, for a period of one year, subject to a 3-month notice period;

2.              That the Authority enter into interim contractual arrangements with the current provider of the Supporting People Programme Grants funded the Floating Support Services affected by the current re-procurement exercise, until the time of commencement of the new Peripatetic Prevention and Wellbeing Support Service scheduled to be operational on 1 July, 2017;

3.              That the Head of Commissioning and Support Services be authorised to award a Contract to the Tenderer with the highest Quality Assessment Score (following completion of the current Tender Evaluation Exercise), for the new Supporting People Programme Grants funded Peripatetic Prevention and Wellbeing Support Service.

Reason for Decisions:

To ensure there is a continuing contractual basis to payment for these vital front-line support services whilst ongoing re-procurement exercises take place.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.