Purpose

To approve procurement of Independent Living
Care and Support Provision with a contract value in region of
£533,000k

Content

RESOLVED
 
KEY
DECISION
 
That
the Executive:
 

a)     
Approved the procurement of Care & Support
provision within Independent Living Schemes to ensure North
Northamptonshire remains compliant in its statutory
responsibilities.

 

b)     
Delegated authority to the Executive Member for
Adults, Health and Wellbeing, in consultation with the Executive
Director of Adults, Health Partnerships and Housing (DASS), to take
any further decisions and/or actions required to conclude the
procurement and award of the contract.
 

c)     
Delegated authority to the Executive Member for
Adults, Health and Wellbeing, in consultation with the Executive
Director of Adults, Health Partnerships and Housing (DASS), to take
any decisions in relation to future call-off and mini-competitions
from the agreement.

 

 
Reasons for Recommendations:

 

·       
A Framework will ensure that the Council can
efficiently source specialist care and support in Independent
Living settings in a timely fashion when responding to new scheme
developments.

·       
The provision of high-quality care and support
within Independent Living settings offers a beneficial and
impactful alternative to residential care when Home First is no
longer a sustainable long term accommodation option for
individuals

·       
Commissioning of Care & Support provision within
Independent Living settings, ensures the Council fulfils its
statutory duty under the Care Act 2014 to provide care and support
whilst preventing and influencing the delay of increasing need of
ageing individuals.

 
The
recommended approach maximises outcomes and value for money by
supporting individuals with care and support needs to remain living
independently for as long as they are able, delaying the need for
residential care solutions. The Council is also better able to
engage with contracted providers to support quality improvement and
the shaping of services to meet the needs of people in North
Northamptonshire. Furthermore, the Council is able to make informed
decisions about its medium-term financial plan due to the reduction
in need to source delivery with rates negotiated on a
scheme-by-scheme basis.

 
Alternative Options Considered:

 

·       
Making use of the Homecare Framework to source care
and support provision – acknowledged not recommended due to
absence of non-specialised support conducive to Independent Living
settings. This would mean we could not influence the development of
services tailored to the provision of extra care and would limit
opportunities to target care and support in a way that maximises
independence in these settings.

 

·       
Negotiating individual contracts for each scheme on
a non-framework agreement basis - acknowledged equally not
recommended due to likelihood of higher cost impact in doing so.
This also reduced our oversight of quality and safety and abilities
to stimulate an efficient and effective market and service
model.