Purpose

Permission to enact the one year built in extension to the reablement contract. The current contract is due to end on 31 March 2027

Decision

Report title: Permission to extend the Reablement contract for a maximum of 12 months

Presented by: Councillor Graham Day, Cabinet Member for Adults & Health

Cabinet:

1. Agreed to approve the extension of the Reablement contract with ECL Trading Ltd for a maximum of 12 months from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2028 at a total cost of £2,585,723.28 (to include the core hours set out at paragraph 2 below).
2. Noted the increase in core delivery from 972 to 1100 hours per week and agree to maintain core hours at 1100 per week during the 12-month extension.
3. Agreed to fund an additional Occupational Therapy Assistant to support continued delivery of Home First assessment capacity for a period of 12 months from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2028 at a maximum cost of £47,684.
4. Delegated authority to the Strategic Director of People to enter into all paperwork necessary to implement the decisions above.