Decision details
Recommissioning of Adult Care Homes
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To present a business case which describes the
current position with the provision of residential care for adults
in Plymouth. The paper describes the work already carried out to
engage with the provider market and to develop a new specification
for the service. The paper seeks approval for the next steps in the
re-procurement of the service and describes the further engagement
which will be undertaken.
Decision:
Councillor Tudor Evans OBE (Leader) proposed an amendment to recommendation two of the report so that it now read:
Give permission for the procurement of new contracts to proceed during 2025, with the award of contracts delegated to the Strategic Director for Adults, Health and Communities in consultation with Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care, where they would not already have authority to award within the scheme of delegation.
This amendment was agreed by Cabinet.
Cabinet agreed to:
1. Approve the Business Case to extend the current care home contract over a period of 1 year from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025;
2. Give permission for the procurement of new contracts to proceed during 2025, with the award of contracts delegated to the Strategic Director for Adults, Health and Communities in consultation with Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care, where they would not already have authority to award within the scheme of delegation
Publication date: 10/09/2024
Date of decision: 09/09/2024
Decided at meeting: 09/09/2024 - Cabinet
Effective from: 18/09/2024
Accompanying Documents:
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