Purpose

This report seeks authority to commission and
award contract(s) for Learning Disability Services

Content

Cabinet delegates
authority to the Corporate Director for Homes & Adult Social
Care, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social
Care, Public Health and Service Transformation, to:
 

1)   
Take all necessary steps to procure and award
contract/s for the provision of residential and supported living
services for adults with learning disabilities and
autism;
 

2)   
Take all necessary steps to award repair and
maintenance leases for the 4 buildings described in 3.5 and
3.6;
 

3)   
Agree the anticipated maximum value of the
contract/s of £31m, subject to final confirmation of pension
contributions; and
 

4)   
Agree to initial five (5) year terms for the
contracts and leases, with the option to extend for a period or
periods of up to five (5) additional years, subject to paragraph
2.2. 
 

5)   
Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate
Director for Homes & Adult Social Care, in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health and Service
Transformation, to grant the optional extension of the contract/s
referred to in 2.1.1 and the leases in 2.2.2, subject to
satisfactory performance of the provider/s.