Decision details

Report seeking approval to award 9 new locally based home care contracts and one borough-wide extra care and night owl contract

Councillor Victoria Mills having declared a disclosable pecuniary interest, withdrew from the meeting while this item was being discussed.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the change in the agreed evaluation methodology to a cost/quality weighting of 70.30 as detailed in paragraph 6 of the report be noted.

2.  That the award of the home care (Care at Home) contracts to the following providers for a period of five years commencing from 4 December 2017 for general home care (Lots 1-9) and from 1 March 2018 for extra care and night owls (Lot 10) with provision to extend all contracts set out at the council’s discretion for a further two years be approved. Details of the contracts are set out in the table below:

3.  That, given the value that cabinet place on the benefits of trade union membership, officers are to write to all the successful bidders to explain those benefits and ask them to go beyond the current requirements of the contract by offering to recognise unions across the workforce engaged on the care at home contracts, rather than just those with TUPE protection.  Officers are also asked to provide regular updates about responses to this request to the lead member as part of the wider briefings received in relation to the mobilisation of the contract.

4.  That the home care contracts continue to be monitored by cabinet.

5.  That the strategic director of children’s and adults services write to Councillor Peter John and the chair of overview and scrutiny committee, setting out in writing his response in respect of queries raised on procurement.

(Councillor Victoria Mills returned to the meeting at the conclusion of this item).