Purpose

Decision to in-house Minor Adaptations Service from 1 October 2024 and to facilitate safe transition of the service through a six-month direct award for the current service.

Decision

The Cabinet Member agrees that Minor Adaptations Service is in housed from

1 October 2024 and that to facilitate safe transition of the service a six-month direct

award is issued for the current service.

Reasons for the decision

As the Community Equipment service is already provided in-house by

a team of experienced staff with good knowledge of minor adaptations,

in-house provision could offer better commissioning and budget

oversight, economies of scale, scrutiny of high-cost referrals and

property tenure checks to ensure we are not providing a service where

it is the responsibility of another organisation.

Safe and well-planned transition to new arrangements is essential.

Therefore, current service needs to continue for a further period of 6

months in readiness for safe transfer by 1 October 2024.

Alternative options considered

Undertake a procurement exercise using a specification based on

number of jobs per annum within a set financial envelope.