Residential Care services for People with a Learning Disability, People with a Physical Disability and people with Mental Health Needs last went out to competitive tender in 2002 for the Disability contract and 2004 for the Mental Health contract.
The purpose of this tender is to ensure a relevant specification and to update current terms and conditions as well as to show due regards to the fair cost of care. The intention is to establish new contracts for care homes for People with a Learning Disability, People with a Physical Disability and People with Mental Health Needs from June 2020.
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: 16/03/2020
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - View reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
Decision due: Not before 5th Jun 2020 by Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health
Reason: To allow 28 clear days publication on the FED in accordance with legal requirements.
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health
Lead director: Richard Smith
Department: Social Care, Health & Wellbeing
Contact: Clare Maynard, Head of Commercial and Procurement.
Consultees
Which Divisions / Local Members are
particularly affected: All Members
There will be no public consultations, as the service delivery will
remain essentially the same as current provision, in the
foreseeable future. Provider market engagement activities will be
undertaken to engage with and develop relationships with potential
providers, who currently provide or have experience in working with
adults and children with assessed support needs in their own homes
and within the community. This will be followed up by regular
communication via bulletins and information sharing using the
council's website. There may be changes to these services within
the life of the contract, which may require public
consultation.
Financial implications: The significant risk to letting these contracts is the impact on price. With the change of how sleep-in shifts are measured, there will be impact on the overall price paid. Engagement with the market will provide the detailed information required to work with Finance colleagues to scope the potential financial impact balancing the pressure from providers, good outcomes for service users, legal requirements, transparency of a fair cost of care. New contract minimum of four years with two, two-year extensions. 4 years approx. value £322m
Legal implications: The procurement process has been followed in accordance with Public Contracting Regulations 2015