Issue - meetings
Award contract for Extra Care Services
Meeting: 02/12/2024 - Executive (Item 62)
62 Award contract for Extra Care Services PDF 364 KB
Additional documents:
- Tender Evaluation Report Appendix A - ECH 2024, item 62
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- Tender Evaluation Report Confidential Appendix B - ECH 2024 , View reasons restricted (62/3)
Decision:
Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and discussion, the Executive resolved to:
- Award the following contracts for care and support commencing on 01/04/2025 for a period of 5 years, with options to extend for up to a further 2 years.
- Lot 1 (East & South)
- Lot 2 (West)
- Lot 3 (North)
- Equalise the charge for the core support in all schemes at a rate of £29.27 from 01/04/2025, removing the rate of £59.04 that is currently being paid by residents of those schemes where housing related support is currently commissioned from care providers, but will be directly provided by social landlords under the new model.
- Initiate a consultation with ECH residents on a proposal to review the charges paid by the residents of ECH schemes annually as part of the annual Adult Social Care fees and charges process.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council, Cllr Bill Revans, invited the Lead Member for Adults Services, Housing and Homelessness, Cllr Sarah Wakefield, to introduce the report. Cllr Wakefield explained the importance of extra care support in enabling people to live independent and that a full procurement exercise and consultation had been carried out, resulting in a more flexible framework with reduced cost.
Cllr Wakefield proceeded to hand over to Stephen Miles, Strategic Manager – Adult Services, and Sally Pluck, Commissioning Officer, who explained: the spectrum of adult social care and where extra care housing sits within it; the full procurement exercise undertaken and the consultation with residents, landlords, internal and external staff; the proposal to award contracts across three different lots; that every single hourly rate had reduced as part of the process.
The Leader of the Council invited comments from Committee Members and other Members present, with officers providing responses as appropriate. Questions and points raised included: the gap in provision in the West Mendip area and how it could be addressed.
The Leader of the Council concluded the discussion and proceeded to a vote on the recommendations, which were agreed unanimously.
Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and discussion, the Executive resolved to:
- Award the following contracts for care and support commencing on 01/04/2025 for a period of 5 years, with options to extend for up to a further 2 years.
- Lot 1 (East & South)
- Lot 2 (West)
- Lot 3 (North)
- Equalise the charge for the core support in all schemes at a rate of £29.27 from 01/04/2025, removing the rate of £59.04 that is currently being paid by residents of those schemes where housing related support is currently commissioned from care providers, but will be directly provided by social landlords under the new model.
- Initiate a consultation with ECH residents on a proposal to review the charges paid by the residents of ECH schemes annually as part of the annual Adult Social Care fees and charges process.