Decision Maker: Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Integrated Adult Social Care and Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
The Cabinet Member, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources:
1. Approved expenditure for the extension of the Framework Agreements the Council has with the following providers for the provision of personal care and support (homecare) services until 19 January 2018:
(a) Affinity Trust;
(b) Atlas Care Services Ltd;
(c) Augusta Care Ltd;
(d) Axiom Care Limited;
(e) Axiom Housing Association Limited;
(f) Cross Keys Homes Limited;
(g) FPS (Peterborough) Limited;
(h) Hales Group Limited;
(i) Housing & Care 21;
(j) Cozy Care Limited;
(k) Lifeways Community Care Limited;
(l) Mears Care Limited;
(m) Nestor Primecare Services Limited (trading as Allied Healthcare);
(n) Prestige Nursing Limited;
(o) Royal Mencap Society;
(p) Sage Care Limited;
(q) Select Support Partnerships Ltd;
(r) Social Care Solutions Limited;
(s) Springfield Care Limited;
(t) Total Home Care Solutions.
The Framework Agreement contracts provide scope that the Council may extend the term of the contracts by a period of 2 years (by two further 12 month periods) up to 19 January 2018.The Council intends to issue extensions to the providers listed in Recommendation 1 to extend the Framework Agreements by a 12 month period, to 19 January 2017.
Although retendering of part of the service (generic homecare services) is due to commence in January 2016, the Framework Agreements also cover specialist homecare services, which are not included in the retender. It is therefore envisaged that further extensions will be issued in due course, to extend the Framework Agreements by a further 12 month period, to 19 January 2018.
This report is to authorise the expenditure of the full extension periods (20 January 2016 to 19 January 2018). The estimated maximum value of the extension periods is £22,000,000 (£11,000,000 per annum).
Approval of the recommendation will ensure that the extensions value is authorised and that the Council complies with the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014.
The providers are currently meeting the needs of those who use the services.
To extend the Framework Agreement contracts and rely on the original CMDN which, although authorises the option to extend the contracts by two further twelve month periods, does not specifically authorise the value of the extension periods. This would demonstrate lack of compliance with Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014.
Not to extend the Framework Agreement contracts and re-procure the service for one year until the the planned tender exercise is completed. This would mean an upheaval in the whole of homecare services delivered in Peterborough, purely for a short term interim measure. Additionally, as only the generic element of the homecare service is subject to the planned tender exercise commencing in 2016, this would not assist in relation to the specialist element. Extending current arrangements as the contracts permit enables lessons learned from the generic homecare tender planned to take place from January 2016, to be implemented in any re-procurement of specialist homecare services in due course. The option to extend the existing contracts have already been authorised and avoids the need for the additional expense of re-procurement for a short-term contract and a potentially higher cost of the service if re-procured on a 12 month basis. In addition, any change in service providers could affect continuity of service for service users. Direct payments still remain an option for anyone wishing to receive their support from an alternative provider who is not on the Framework.
None.
CMDN JAN14/CMDN/01
Publication date: 03/02/2016
Date of decision: 03/02/2016
Effective from: 09/02/2016
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