Decision Details

 - Revenue in excess of £500

 - Significant effect on communities in two or more wards

On 27 July 2021, Cabinet:-

1. Approved the contents of this report in order to implement the strategy and the commencement of procurement activity for Neighbourhood Network Schemes Recommissioning in accordance with the requirements and approach set out in Appendix 1 to the report and outlined in section 4 of the report. This includes the expansion to younger adults 18-49 with a long-term disability at an additional annual value of £1m pending Adult Social Care Transformation Plan budget approval. Due to the timescales for the commissioning timelines and expiry of the current contracts, both options 2 and 3 in section 5 of this report are included for approval. The team will proceed with either option depending on the outcome of the additional funding request;

    

2. Delegated approval of the outcome of the procurement process to the Director, Adult Social Care and the Assistant Director, Development and Commercial in conjunction with the Interim Director of Council Management (or their delegate) and the City Solicitor (or their delegate) who will approve the award of the contracts;

    

3. Delegated authority to the Director of Adults Social Care in conjunction with relevant Finance, Legal and Procurement officers to update the procurement strategy as required in response to the outcomes of the tendering process, market consultation and/or commissioning developments with partners, where this is in the Council’s benefit and within the approved budget;

    

4. Delegated authority to the Director of Adults Social Care in conjunction with relevant Finance, Legal and Procurement offices (or their delegates to extend the contracts awarded at 2.2 for up to 2 years subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance;

    

5. Authorised the City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer to negotiate and execute any documents to give effect to the above decisions.

    

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