Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: September 11, 2024

Purpose:

Content: Resolved:-   (1)          that Cabinet consider and approve the proposal to recommission NHS Health Check services;   (2)          that the Interim Director of Public Health be authorised to undertake a procurement exercise for the provision of NHS Health Check services to commence on 1 April 2025 for a period of 3 years, with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years, with a budget of up to £320,000 per year. This would mean a maximum total of £1,600,000 funded from the Council’s annual Public Health Grant over the entire permissible contract term;   (3)          that further to recommendation (2), that the Interim Director of Public Health be authorised to award and enter into a contract(s) with the successful bidder(s), on terms to be agreed by the Interim Director of Public Health, for the provision of NHS Health Check services, to commence on 1 April 2025;   (4)          that approval be given to make an exemption to rule 8.8 of the Council’s contract procedure rules, which requires that three tenders are obtained for contracts over £100,000;   (5)          that approval be given to make variations to the contract(s) up to a maximum of 10% of the contract value, should they be necessitated, and that authority to approve such variations be delegated to the appropriate Director of Public Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Services, Health and Wellbeing;   (6)          that the Assistant Director – Legal and Assurance enter into and execute, under seal as may be required, any contracts or ancillary documentation necessary to give effect to the proposals in these recommendations for the provision of NHS Health Check services.