Decision - Community Support and Supported Living Light Touch Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for People with Health and Adult Social Care needs

Brighton and Hove Adult Social Care & Public Health Sub-Committee Decided 7 Mar 2023 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Adult Social Care & Public Health Sub-Committee

Report author

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Published

7 Mar 2023

Reference

6877

As published

the council's own words, unedited

RESOLVED (1) – That the Sub-Committee delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care to establish a DPS for an initial term of five years with the option to extend the DPS for a further period of up to three years and then a further two years; (2) That the Sub-Committee delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social to award call-off contracts to providers who have been admitted to the DPS; (3) That the Sub-Committee agrees to extend the Supported Living contract with Grace Eyre Foundation for 9 months from 1 st June 2023 to 31 st March 2024.

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The report proposed establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System for Community Support and Supported Living services to improve quality, value for money, provider choice and outcomes for people with eligible social care needs. It also proposed extending the existing Supported Living contract with Grace Eyre Foundation for nine months to maintain continuity of care while the new system is established.

Outcome

approved

Recommendation

Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care to establish the DPS for five years, with options to extend for up to three years and then a further two years; delegate authority to award call-off contracts to admitted providers; and extend the Supported Living contract with Grace Eyre Foundation for nine months from 2023-06-01 to 2024-03-31.

Financial impact

The current Adult Social Care Community Support and Supported Living contracts total £24.2m gross per annum. The Grace Eyre Foundation contract extension has a stated value of £1.413m for nine months; the DPS has no development cost implications and will be delivered through existing resources.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Adult Social Care and Public Health Sub-Committee

Date in document

7 Mar 2023

Stakeholders named

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People who use Community Support and Supported Living servicesCarersExisting and prospective care providersBrighton & Hove City CouncilGrace Eyre FoundationPossability PeopleCarers’ CentreTrust for Developing CommunitiesHealthwatchLearning Disability Partnership BoardCare Quality Commission

Next steps

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Establish the DPS for an initial five-year term, with extension options of up to three years and then a further two years.
Admit suitably qualified existing and new providers to the DPS during its lifetime.
Award individual care packages through direct awards or mini-competitions among admitted providers.
Extend the Grace Eyre Foundation Supported Living contract from 2023-06-01 to 2024-03-31.
Undertake further legal and procurement work to develop the provider tiering approach and ensure regulatory compliance.

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