Decision - Recommissioning Homecare and Extra Care

This paper seeks authority to conduct a recommissioning and procurement exercise for Home Care (domiciliary care) and Extra Care services across the city. The paper details the commissioning model and proposed approach to the tender process.

NB: Following debate and decision and legal advice given at the meeting the Labour Group amendments set out below were agreed. This resolution also incorporates the legal advice given. RESOLVED - Recommendations as amended: That the Sub-Committee: (1 ) requests a briefing is sent to the Procurement Advisory Board Members before the specification and award criteria are finalised to enable members to comment on the proposed approach; delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care to procure contracts for both Home Care and Extra Care as proposed in this report; (2) delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care to award the contracts to the successful bidders for an initial term of five years with the option to extend the contracts for a further period of up to three years subject to satisfactory delivery and performance; and (3) delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care to terminate the above contracts in accordance with their terms if there are performance issues or provider failure and to reproduce those contracts to ensure continuity of service and meet statutory requirements under the Care Act 2014; and (4) requests a report is brought to the June ASCPH Sub-Committee meeting with an update on the award and progress of contracts, with a further report to come before committee one year from commencement of contracts with information on how the contracts are working and on the effectiveness of the new service(s) in relation to the previous arrangements .

The amendment proposes changes to the recommendations for recommissioning Home Care and Extra Care services. It would require member briefing before finalising the procurement approach, delegate authority to procure and award contracts, and require progress reports on the new contracts and their effectiveness.