Purpose

To seek authority to award contracts as
required by standing order 88 for the Health Educator Service.

Content

That the Corporate Director of Adult Social
Care and Health:
 
i)            
Notes the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Adult Social Care
has granted an exemption from the requirement to tender for a
contract for Health Educators.
 
ii)           
Notes the Contract Standing Order 89 considerations.
 
iii)          
Approves the Direct Award of the contract for Health Educators for
1 year in the sum of £250,000 to Brent Carers Centre.

Reasons for the decision

The Council requires the provision of the
Health Educator Service to support their work on tackling health
inequalities through Brent Health Matters.
 
The overall objective of the
Brent Health Matters programme is to reduce health inequalities in
Brent. One outcome that will help the programme achieve this is by
better equipping residents on the range of services, support,
education and advice available which will increase self-care and
management of long-term conditions. The Health Educator service
managed a group of Health Educators recruited from the community
from diverse backgrounds to coordinate and deliver health
education, awareness and signposting in the community, and provide
case support to people with or at risk of developing long-term
conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.

Alternative options considered

Officers considered whether the Health
Educator Service could be provided by the Council itself but
concluded that the Health Educator Service is best provided by a
contractor.
 
Officers reviewed a range of procurement
options but consider that a direct award to the named contractor is
the most appropriate means of procuring a contractor.