As Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, I:
a) APPROVE the revised model for the Community Equipment Service and the arrangements to secure the appropriate contract for a period of five years from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2029, with the option for a contract extension of a further two years from 1 April 2029 to 31 March 2031;
b) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health, to finalise terms of and award contracts to the successful provider and to approve, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health and the Corporate Director Finance, the exercise of any extensions permitted within the agreed contacts; and
c) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health to take other relevant actions, including but not limited to entering into contracts and other legal agreements, as required to implement the decision.