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Children with Disabilities - Care Provider Register (CPR)

Meeting: 18/10/2021 - Cabinet (Item 147)

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Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning, Councillor Alisa Flemming

Officer: Interim Executive Director Children, Families & Education, Debbie Jones

Key decision: yes

Decision:

RESOLVED: To

 

1.    Approve the strategy detailed in the report for the procurement of a contract for a period of four years for the delivery of domiciliary and personal care during the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2026. The total estimated annual value is £1.6m which results in a total aggregated value of £6.4m over the 4 years.

 

2.    Note that the Director of Commissioning and Procurement has approved the waivers listed below under Regulation 19 of the Council’s Tender and Contract regulations:

 

·         To adjust the split between cost and quality evaluation ratio as required under regulation 22.4 to 60% cost / 40% quality.

 

·         To adjust the social value evaluation criteria from 10% as required under regulation 22.5 to 5%.

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Resources & Financial Governance, Councillor Callton Young, informed Cabinet that the purpose of the report was to seek approval to tender for a care provider register (CPR) for the purchase of domiciliary and care packages for children and young people up to the age of 17. Members were informed that currently the council spot purchased domiciliary care services and this report sought to move from off contract spend to contract spend to support the management of costs.

 

It was noted that the CPR would be for a total of four years with anticipated spend being in the region of £1.6 million per annum, with a total anticipated spend of £6.4 million. This was in comparison to current spend being in the region of £2.7 million per annum; which would result in savings of £10.8 million over the four year term of the contract. It was further highlighted that the price for standard care could be capped at a maximum of £20 per hour and complex care at £28 per hour.

 

The Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning, Councillor Alisa Flemming, added that the procurement framework would allow for a consistency of approach and experience for residents across the borough which was not always the case with spot purchasing. The Cabinet Member stated that she had reviewed the report closely to ensure that whilst savings would be made that the quality of care remained high.

 

The Shadow Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning, Councillor Maria Gatland, welcomed the approach but questioned whether there would be a reduction in services for children and young people as a result of the CPR. In response, the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning stated that the Care Quality Commission ratings would be assessed and that children would not see a worst service. She stated that she was confident that the work which went into the development of the report would mean there would be a good quality service. Furthermore, it was noted that reviews would be undertaken on a case by case basis and would look at not only the support for the young people, but what that meant for the family and siblings.

 

The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions:

 

RESOLVED: To

 

1.     Approve the strategy detailed in the report for the procurement of a contract for a period of four years for the delivery of domiciliary and personal care during the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2026. The total estimated annual value is £1.6m which results in a total aggregated value of £6.4m over the 4 years.

 

2.     Note that the Director of Commissioning and Procurement has approved the waivers listed below under Regulation 19 of the Council’s Tender and Contract regulations:

 

·       To adjust the split between cost and quality evaluation ratio as required under regulation 22.4 to 60% cost / 40% quality.

 

·       To adjust the social value evaluation criteria from 10% as required under regulation 22.5  ...  view the full minutes text for item 147