Decision: To sign a contract with the current provider, Source Bioscience, to extend the current Chlamydia testing service until 31 July 2017.
The decision will ensure that services are commissioned in line with identified need to deliver corporate priorities on prevention, improved public health and better value for money.
Financial Implications:
The payment
mechanism for the Chlamydia Testing Service contract is entirely
activity-based, which means that the County Council only pays for
the tests which are actually requested and issued. There are no
minimum or block payments.
The competitive tender process undertaken in 2013 also ensured that the contract provides best value for money. The basic unit charges have also remained fixed at the original 2013 values and have not risen with inflation. These fixed rates will also be maintained for the duration of the one-year extension.
The maximum cost of the one-year extension will be £344,000; the actual payments will be dependent on the number of chlamydia tests issued. The cost of the extension will take the total cost of the contract over £1m.
Legal Implications: None
Equality Implications: None.
The matter is referred to in the Business Plan/Medium Term Capital Programme.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure or savings of more than £1m;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Division affected: (All Division);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/06/2016
Decision due: Not before 29th Jul 2016 by Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health
Reason: in order that the proposed decision can be published for a minimum of 28 days, in accordance with statutory requirements
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health
Lead director: Andrew Scott-Clark
Department: Social Care, Health & Wellbeing
Contact: Karen Sharp, Head of Commissioning for Public Health 03000 416668 Email: karen.sharp@kent.gov.uk.
Consultees
The Adult Social Care and Health Cabinet Committee discussed and endorsed the proposed decision at its meeting on 12 July 2016.
Financial implications: Karen Sharp, Head of Commissioning, Public Health 03000 416668 Karen.Sharp@kent.gov.uk
Legal implications: 16/00062