Issue - meetings

This Paper seeks for Executive to approve the procurement of the following APL for the following services on a phased approach:

a)      Care at Home (Domiciliary care) (APL 1)

b)      Residential care with and without nursing (APL 2)

c)      Community Based Support (APL 3)

d)      Supported Living (APL 4)

Resolved:

                         i.         Approved the established Approved Provider List (APL).

Reason:     The proposed APL will ensure that services are

procured in line with our statutory duties and obligations under the Care Act 2014 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015, as well as our own standing orders set out within the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules under Appendix 11 of the Council’s Constitution, as well as ensure efficiencies and enable the Council to have more control of current and future contracts, for example ceiling rates.

                        ii.         Agreed to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Adult Services and Integration (“DASS”), in consultation with the Director of Governance, to determine the provisions of the new APL, and to award positions on to the APL following an open, fair, and transparent competitive process and evaluation criteria.

Reason:     To ensure the proposed APL is set up in accordance

with and continues to be used/managed thereafter in line with the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules, to ensure open, fair and transparent commissioning of services required to meet our statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, and to ensure the APL is set up within the procurement timescales.

The Corporate Director of Adults and Integration outlined the proposal to introduced a approved provider list to purchase ‘beds’ for care at pre-agreed prices. She outlined that the Council had previously been purchasing beds ad-hoc which had increased costs and been a specific challenge during the covid-19 pandemic as the Council sort to move residents out of hospitals.

Members welcomed the opportunity to add stability to purchasing and assist in trying to control costs while continuing to meet statutory services.

Resolved:

                         i.         Approved the established Approved Provider List (APL).

Reason:     The proposed APL will ensure that services are

procured in line with our statutory duties and obligations under the Care Act 2014 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015, as well as our own standing orders set out within the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules under Appendix 11 of the Council’s Constitution, as well as ensure efficiencies and enable the Council to have more control of current and future contracts, for example ceiling rates.

                        ii.         Agreed to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Adult Services and Integration (“DASS”), in consultation with the Director of Governance, to determine the provisions of the new APL, and to award positions on to the APL following an open, fair, and transparent competitive process and evaluation criteria.

Reason:     To ensure the proposed APL is set up in accordance

with and continues to be used/managed thereafter in line with the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules, to ensure open, fair and transparent commissioning of services required to meet our statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, and to ensure the APL is set up within the procurement timescales.