Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, People, on a delivery model for Adult Social Care.

The Board was advised that Age UK Mid-Mersey had provided information, participation, social inclusion and safe and well schemes in the Borough for three years. A range of schemes had been funded through annual contracts with the Council as well as those funded through the local and national Age UK charity.

The Council was currently working to develop its approach to out of hospital services. It was noted that until this work was complete, the service provided by Age UK Mid-Mersey was required to ensure continuity. It was therefore proposed that the current contract be extended for a period of three years to provide the authority with flexibility to re-commission services at an earlier date, if required.

RESOLVED: That

1)    the waiver of Procurement Standing Order 3.1 in respect of contracts below the EU threshold be agreed; and

2)    the award of a contract to the Age UK Mid-Mersey for a three year period from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2021, be agreed.