Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Director of Adult Social Services, on the implementation of the vulnerable adults support accommodation services, following completion of the tender exercise.

The Board was advised that, following a tender process for seven geographic areas for the delivery of supported accommodation services in the Borough, contracts were awarded for a three year period from June 2016 to May 2019, with an option to extend for a further one year.

However, due to the withdrawal of services by a number of providers, as detailed in the report, a further procurement opportunity was offered to those previous providers that had reached Stage 2 of the earlier tender process. A further evaluation was completed and details of the current position in terms of providers for each of the zones was set out in the report. The Board noted that by testing the market, the Council had been able to ensure that the purchase of quality care represented value for money.

RESOLVED: That the contents of the report be noted.