Presentation about re-procurement of complex day care services.

(KEY DECISION)

Report No. 19/2018 from the Director for People was received.

The Deputy Director for People, Mr M Andrews, introduced the report, the purpose of which was to present the options for the future provision of Older People’s Complex Day Care services.

During discussion the following points were raised:

i.      Clarification was requested regarding the scope of market testing in light of the poor response.  Mr Andrews confirmed that the request would have been sent out to a national database which included Day Care providers and Care Home providers.  It was not unusual to have limited options for this type of complex provision.  More providers may have been identified outside of the Rutland border, but it was important to try to keep this provision within Rutland and in Oakham, if possible, as this was where the demand was;

ii.     Sharing this service with another larger provider would not be cost effective as the current provision was within a setting where there was existing capacity and staffing resources;

iii.    The contract value represented value for money when compared to home or residential care and also had the added benefit of providing respite for any carers living with the service user at no additional cost;

iv.   The service was on a fixed block contract basis, with the option for spot purchase of further provision should there be further unexpected demand; and

v.     A comparison of costs against other options would be provided and would be included in future reports.

DECISION

1)    Cabinet APPROVED the direct award of a contract for Older People’s Complex Day Care services to the existing provider.

Reason for the decision

1.    That Cabinet approved continued support for people with complex needs to access day care provision at the Brambles on a direct award basis as this was in line with the wishes indicated by the current service users and their families.