Decision

The variation to Digital Strategy contract with the Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE) Partnership, as detailed in paragraphs 3.11 to 3.12 of this Report, to increase the contract value by £60,000 with a revised whole life value of £140,000 inclusive of the variation be approved.

Reasons for the decision

The Council has a contract with the Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE)  to complete an independent review and produce a forward plan outlining the key findings, improvement recommendations and a roadmap for delivery, to make better use of digital solutions in Adult Social Care service delivery. The contract commenced 1st May 2023 for an initial eleven month period with the option to extend for a further year at an estimated annual value of £40k (whole life value of £80k inclusive of extension option).

The extension option has been applied with a revised contract end date of 30th September 2024 due to early completion of the initial review work with work in the extension period focusing on completion of an Adult Social Care Digital Transformation Strategy and Mobilisation Plan.

The report proposes a variation to the contract scope and price, to address new requirements to be accommodated within completion of the Strategy and Mobilisation Plan.