Purpose

Approval to award a contract for Community
Equipment Services due to early ending of the current equipment
contract. The Council will also enter into a new s75 Agreement with
Brent Integrated Care Board (ICB) for these services.

Content

Cabinet RESOLVED to:

 

(1)    Approve
the pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.43 of the
report.

 

(2)    Approve
the council joining the London Consortium for Community
Equipment.

 

(3)    Approve
the appointment of Nottingham Rehab
Services Limited (trading as NRS Healthcare) for the supply of
community equipment services under a direct award from the single
supplier Integrated Community Equipment Service framework for the
term specified in (4) below.

 

(4)    Approve the contract term for the
supply of community equipment services to be for an initial two
years, up to 31st July 2025, with the option to extend
for a further two years eight months, to 31st March 2028
and by a further two years to 31st March 2030, subject
to the conclusion of an options appraisal on community equipment
services.

 

(5)   
Delegate the option to extend the contract for an additional 2
years eight months to 31st March 2028 and for a further
2 years to 31st March 2030 to the Corporate Director for
Adult Social Care and Health.

 

(6)    Approve the Council
entering into an agreement pursuant to s75 National
Health Service Act 2006 with North West London Integrated Care
Partnership to collaborate in the provision of the
integrated community equipment services until 31st March
2030.