Purpose

Brief
Description

Approval is being
sought to transfer funding for five services which provide
supported accommodation for people with mental health needs.
Funding up to a maximum of £1.5M will be transferred from the
West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board to the Council.  The Council will then award interim contracts to
Community Links, most likely utilising the new NHS Provider
Selection Regime.

Impact On
Wards

All

Financial and
procurement implications

This is a transfer of
existing NHS funding into the Council and the subsequent direct
award of a new contract for these services for 2024/25. 

Partnership
working

Partnership work
involving West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.

 

Content

The Director of
Adults and Health recommended: The funding transfer from the ICB to
the Council, following a 10% reduction. The amount transferring
will be £1,375,210. It is proposed that funding will be
transferred from 1st July 2024. To invoke a three-month extension
period to the existing Council contract for Oakwood Hall for the
period 1st April 2024 to 30th June 2024 at a cost of
£124,735. To approve the direct award of a new contract for a
period of 12 months plus up to 6 months in any combination to
Community Links (Northern) Ltd (‘Community Links’) for
all five services utilising the NHS Provider Selection Regime, to
commence on 1st July 2024, at a value of £1,874,150 per
annum. To note the work which is underway with the provider and key
stakeholders (including Social Work and Leeds and York Partnership
NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) colleagues) to develop an agreed
approach to absorbing the proposed 10% ICB funding reduction which
minimises the impact to frontline service delivery.