Purpose

A Mental Health recovery and rehabilitation accommodation-based and floating support service aimed at supporting mental health service users away from reliance on hospital and residential provision, towards more enabling and cost-effective services such as supported accommodation and support in the community and targeted support towards independent living.

Decision

That

1. The award of contract for the Support@Home service contract as detailed in this report and the accompanying Part 2 report be approved for an initial period of 5 years from 01 October 2024 to 30 September 2029 with two options to extend for a further period of 2 years from 01 October 2029 to 30 September 2031 and 1 October 2031 to 30 September 2033 at an estimated total contract value as set out in Part 2 of this report; and
2. Authority be delegated to the Chief Officer, subject to Agreement with the Assistant Director Governance & Contracts, the Director of Corporate Services, the Director of Finance and the Portfolio Holder for Adult, Care & Health, to approve the contract extension period(s) for up to four years on satisfactory achievement of the contract performance indicators.