Annual Update on the Supporting People Local Commissioning Plan and 2019/20 Contractual Arrangements for the Supporting People Programme Grant (Exempt Under Paragraph 14)
Report
of the Head of Adult Services
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Decisions:
1.
That the Supporting People Local Commissioning Plan Annual Update for
2019 be endorsed;
2.
That the progress to date be noted;
3.
That the Head of Adult Services be granted delegated authority to enter
into new interim contractual arrangements with existing providers whose
contracts expire on 31 March 2019 for a period of up to 12 months, subject to a
3 month notice period.
4.
If required approval be granted for Officers to commence any public
consultation to support the recommissioning and procurement of services;
5.
That approval be granted to undertake competitive procurement exercises
to re-commission the following Supporting People Programme Grant funded
services. These would be in addition to
both Mental Health and Domestic Abuse Services previously approved by Members:
·
Extra Care Services (working jointly with Social Services colleagues)
·
Substance Misuse Services (working jointly with Partnership and
Community Cohesion colleagues)
6.
That the Head of Adult Services be granted delegated authority to enter
into new contracts with the bidder(s) evaluated as offering the most
economically advantageous tender (taking into account the quality and cost of
the bids) in respect of each of the Supporting People Programme Grant funded
services that are competitively tendered.
Reasons for Decisions:
1. |
The
Annual Review sets out the Council’s strategic priorities in 2019 for key
partners and stakeholders. |
2. |
Permission
to enter into new interim contractual arrangements with those providers who’s contract will end on 31 March 2019 will ensure that
there is a continuing contractual basis to make payment for these vital
front-line support services whilst ongoing procurement exercises take
place. This will ensure existing
service user’s provision is not disrupted. |
3. |
Commencing
procurement processes to re-commission services and entering into contracts
with the successful bidder(s) will ensure that services purchased by the Council
are of high quality, strategically relevant to the requirements of the
Supporting People Programme Grant conditions, best placed to meet changing
needs and demands of the local population and achieves best value for money. |
Implementation of
Decisions:
The
decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.