Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Adult Services

Decisions:

1.   That, approval be granted for the Head of Adult Services to undertake a procurement exercise to commission care and support services to people living in the supported living scheme;

2.   That, following the procurement process, the Head of Adult Services be granted delegated authority to enter into a contract with the bidder evaluated as offering the most economically advantageous tender (taking into account the quality and cost of the bids), for the provision of care and support to people residing in the supported living scheme.

Reason for Decisions:

To enable the authority to undertake a procurement exercise for the delivery of care and support services within the supported living scheme will ensure that the Council is legally compliant when purchasing these services.  In addition, this will ensure that the Council is best placed to continue meeting the needs and demands of those that require these services through the purchasing of high quality and financially sustainable services.

Implementation of Decisions:

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