Purpose

Brief Description

Approval is being sought to transfer funding for five services which provide supported accommodation for people with mental health needs. Funding up to a maximum of £1.5M will be transferred from the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board to the Council.  The Council will then award interim contracts to Community Links, most likely utilising the new NHS Provider Selection Regime.

Impact On Wards

All

Financial and procurement implications

This is a transfer of existing NHS funding into the Council and the subsequent direct award of a new contract for these services for 2024/25. 

Partnership working

Partnership work involving West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.

Decision

The Director of Adults and Health recommended: The funding transfer from the ICB to the Council, following a 10% reduction. The amount transferring will be £1,375,210. It is proposed that funding will be transferred from 1st July 2024. To invoke a three-month extension period to the existing Council contract for Oakwood Hall for the period 1st April 2024 to 30th June 2024 at a cost of £124,735. To approve the direct award of a new contract for a period of 12 months plus up to 6 months in any combination to Community Links (Northern) Ltd (‘Community Links’) for all five services utilising the NHS Provider Selection Regime, to commence on 1st July 2024, at a value of £1,874,150 per annum. To note the work which is underway with the provider and key stakeholders (including Social Work and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) colleagues) to develop an agreed approach to absorbing the proposed 10% ICB funding reduction which minimises the impact to frontline service delivery.