Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Adult Care, Health, and Wellbeing is attached.

Councillor Tamoor Tariq, Cabinet Member for Adult Care, Health, and Wellbeing, presented the report which sought to extend the contract with Great Places to 31 March 2024 with the potential for a second year subject to continued satisfactory performance. It was noted this could save the Council over £35,000 over two years.  

Decision:

Cabinet:

1.    Agreed to extend contractual arrangements from the 1st April 2023 to 31^st March 2024 aligned to the proposed service delivery model. An additional year extension will be agreed subject to continued satisfactory performance of the provider;

2.    Agreed to reduce the contract value from £366,378 to £348,585 per annum saving the Council of £35,586 over two years (£17,793 per annum in year 1 and year 2 of the extension period); and

3.    Delegated authority to the Executive Director Strategic Commissioning for any future extensions relevant to this contract (Within the specified Contract provision).

Reasons for the decision:

The Community Commissioning Division is confident that Great Places will continue to deliver on this contract by working in partnership with stakeholders and supporting young people to achieve improved outcomes in all areas of their lives.

Other options considered and rejected:

The alternative is to retender this provision. However, the department is satisfied with the providers performance and service delivery and the existing contractual arrangement allows for a 2-year extension.