Decision details
Support and Care Procurement
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To seek Exec approval to procure care and
support services and delegated authority for the DASS to enter into
agreements with care and support providers
Decision:
That full Council be recommended to approve:
1) Officers to proceed with the Support and Care procurement, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report;
2) Officers to create a compliant framework, from which to call off support and care packages;
3) The Director of Adult Social Services to have delegated authority to approve business cases to enter into call off agreements with successful organisations for individual or block contracts where price and quality benefits are achieved.
Wards Affected: None Specific;
Explanation of 'on hold/withdrawn' items: Deferred from September Executive for more detailed work on the procurement business case, incorporating the post-Covid market conditions and revised financial position.
Declarations: None
Dispensations: None
Reference Number: WBC1146
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Yes engagement with stakeholders including
providers, operational staff and client feedback will be built into
the procurement. However with Covid 19 this will be kept as a
desktop exercise.
Consultees
Procurement business case
Contact: Iftkhar Ahmed Email: iftkhar.ahmed@wokingham.gov.uk.
Report author: Iftkhar Ahmed
Publication date: 26/11/2020
Date of decision: 26/11/2020
Decided at meeting: 26/11/2020 - Executive
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