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RESOLVED:
 
Mayor and Cabinet:

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Approved the procurement process
and award of contract for a contract for the older adults day
service at the Calabash Centre for a period of 3 years with an
option to extend for a further 2 years at annual cost of
£424,000.00.
 

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Delegated authority to the
Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health (in consultation
with the Director of Law and Corporate Governance and Assistant
Director Community Services and Disabilities) to select the
preferred provider in accordance with the selection and award
criteria published in the tender documentation and agree final form
of contract.

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Delegated authority to the
Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health (in consultation
with the Director of Law and Corporate Governance and Assistant
Director Community Services and Disabilities) to approve the
extension of the contract provided it is within the term set out in
the option to extend and meets the requirements of the
Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.
 

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Agreed that the Calabash Centre
should continue to be the culturally rooted older adults’
centre for the Black African and Caribbean community, while also
running a day service for all eligible elders under the Care Act
2014. To explore how it can evolve into a broader community hub for
elders drawn from the Black African and Caribbean community,
serving as a familiar, culturally safe space, while expanding
community use of the building beyond standard day-service hours and
forging partnerships with local cultural organisations to enrich
the programme.