Decision details

Reason for the decision: The Dynamic Purchasing System is a procurement method designed to be opened periodically to enable new entrants to join, to meet our needs and demand and forms part of the process for the commissioning of Residential Care Home Services for People with a Learning Disability, People with a Physical Disability and People with Mental Health Needs.  Contracts for these services were awarded under decision number 18/00030, however provision was not made in that decision to allow new services to join the contract. This decision seeks authority to use the Dynamic Purchasing System on a regular basis to ensure the appropriate mechanism is in place to award contracts to new services joining the Residential Care Home Services Contract.

Care homes form part of the services to meet statutory requirement for provision of services across Kent for People with a Learning Disability, People with a Physical Disability and People with Mental Health Needs. This provision relates to Strategic Outcome 2 and 3.

•        Focus on improving lives by ensuring that every penny spent in Kent is delivering better outcomes for Kent’s residents, communities and businesses

•        Older and vulnerable residents are safe and supported with choices to live independently

•        Those with long term conditions are supported to manage their conditions through access to good quality care and support

As Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, I agree to:

a) APPROVE the use of the Dynamic Purchasing System to enable new services to join the Residential Care Home Contract for people with a learning disability, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs, and:

b) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health to take other relevant actions, included but not limited to entering into and finalising the terms of the contracts or other legal agreement, as necessary to implement the decision.