Decision

Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and discussion, the Executive:

a.     Approved the outcome of the procurement process to award a contract to the supplier named in Tender Evaluation Report Confidential Appendix B to provide the following:

Lot 1 – Connector/Navigator Service –

The contract will be for a four-year period with the opportunity for extensions.

Lot 2 – Somerset Carers Support Service.

This contract is jointly commissioned with NHS Somerset. The contract will be for a four-year period with the opportunity for extensions.

b.    Agreed to grant a delegation to the Executive Director for Adult Services in consultation with the Lead Member for Adult Services to agree annual extensions to the initial 4-year contract up to a maximum of 4 further years.

c.     Agreed the case for applying the exempt information provision as set out in the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A and therefore to treat the attached confidential Appendix B in confidence, as it contains commercially sensitive information, and as the case for the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing that information.