KEY DECISION

16/2020

1.    Cabinet approved the procurement of additional homecare services under the current framework to provide additional capacity to the current provision.

2.    Cabinet authorised the Strategic Director for People, in consultation with the Cabinet Member with Portfolio for Health and Adult Social Care to award the contract(s) for homecare resulting from this procurement in line with the Award Criteria as set out in Appendix B.

3.    Cabinet delegated authority to the Strategic Director for People, in consultation with the Cabinet Member with Portfolio for Health and Adult Social Care, to approve a further procurement and award any future contract(s) for homecare under a framework that meet needs.

Report No.16/2020 was received from the Strategic Director for People.

Councillor Walters, Portfolio Holder for Health and Adult Social Care introduced the report the purpose of which was to set out the existing provision of homecare for older people and current lack of capacity within the system. It requested approval to commence procurement for homecare contracts, and to potentially procure further contracts in the future, under the current framework should there be further need.

During discussion the following points were noted:

·         Councillor Wilby commented on the shortage of people available to work in these difficult jobs and provide services.

·         In order to have sufficient capacity in the system in future there were no alternative options.

DECISIONS:

1.    Cabinet APPROVED the procurement of additional homecare services under the current framework to provide additional capacity to the current provision.

2.    Cabinet AUTHORISED the Strategic Director for People, in consultation with the Cabinet Member with Portfolio for Health and Adult Social Care to award the contract(s) for homecare resulting from this procurement in line with the Award Criteria as set out in Appendix B.

3.    Cabinet DELEGATED authority to the Strategic Director for People, in consultation with the Cabinet Member with Portfolio for Health and Adult Social Care, to approve a further procurement and award any future contract(s) for homecare under a framework that meet needs.

Reasons for the decisions

Additional capacity on the framework is required to meet the needs of vulnerable individuals in Rutland. Additional providers can only be taken onto the framework through a transparent and fair process, which is equitable with that current providers experienced. The procurement will be undertaken in the same way and using the same award criteria to ensure this is the case