Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, People and Economy, which sought approval to offer Direct Award contracts for the delivery of community based supported accommodation services for the period 31 March to 30 September 2016.

At its meeting on 2 July 2015, Executive Board endorsed a Direct Award of a contract to thirteen supported accommodation providers from 1 November 2015 to 31 March 2016. In addition, it also approved the procurement of the vulnerable adult supported accommodation services framework during 2015.

          Members were advised that the procurement process had been implemented, but had been aborted to allow a modified tender process to be developed with a revised specification and pricing model. Given this delay, it was reported that it would be difficult for successful tenderers to mobilise the new contracts by 1 April 2016, with a risk to continuity of service for vulnerable adults. It was therefore proposed to extend the current VEAT (Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice) in order to comply with EU Procurement Regulations and to give Direct Award contracts up to 30 September 2016 to those providers listed in paragraph 5.2 of the report.   

RESOLVED: That

1)          the recommendation to support the current VEAT Notice and Direct Award to supported accommodation providers (as listed in paragraph 5.2 of the report), from 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2016 be supported; and

2)          Executive Board confirms its continuing approval of the procurement of the vulnerable adult supported accommodation services framework with a contract start date no later than 1 October 2016. The contract will be for a period of three years with an additional one year extension based on the quality of service delivery.