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RESOLVED:
 

1.   
That Cabinet grants approval to proceed with the design and
construction of Extra Care Housing at three identified
Council-owned sites in Reigate and Banstead, Runnymede and
Tandridge within the capital funding envelope set out in the Part 2
report. The sites are as follows:

 

·        
Former Orchard Court
Care Home, East Grinstead Road, Lingfield, RH7
6ET 

·        
Former Birchlands Care Home, Barley Mow Road, Englefield
Green, Egham, TW20 0NP

·        
Colebrook, Noke Drive, Redhill, RH1
1PT 

 

2.   
That Cabinet approves
external delivery of affordable Extra Care Housing at the three
sites through a tender for a strategic development and housing
management partner(s) as the preferred option. This will be in the
form of a design, build, fund and operate (DBFO)
model.

 

3.   
That Cabinet grants
delegated authority for contract award to the following Council
officers:

 

·        
Deputy Chief Executive
and Executive Director for Resources in consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Resources and Cabinet Member for Property and
Waste.

·        
Executive Director for
Adult Social Care in consultation with Cabinet Member for Adult
Social Care.

·        
Director,
Land and Property.

 

4.   
That Cabinet notes that
a separate procurement process will be conducted to identify onsite
support and care provision to avoid long-term support and care
provision being tied into the development and housing management
contract. 

 

Reasons for
Decisions:
 
The development of Extra Care Housing on the three
sites set out in this report will represent an important
contribution towards the Council’s strategic objective to
expand affordable Extra Care Housing provision by 2030.
 
Tendering for a strategic development and housing management
partner(s) to take forwards the development of Extra Care
Housing on the sites is consistent with previous decisions made by
Cabinet. In October 2019, July 2020, October 2020 and July 2022
Cabinet agreed to identify a strategic partner(s) for the
development and housing management of Extra Care Housing at the
former Pond Meadow School, the former Brockhurst Care Home, the former Pinehurst Care
Home, Cuddington (formerly known as
Salisbury Road), Lakeside and Bentley sites through tendering
processes.
 
There are multiple benefits for the Council from developing
Extra Care Housing on the sites. These include:
 

Accessing economies of scale from delivering Extra Care Housing
across more settings, which is likely to lead to a more
commercially favourable response for the Council.
Fulfilling significant resident demand for affordable specialist
accommodation in the districts.
Limiting the capital investment required by the Council and in
doing so limiting the costs of borrowing within the Council’s
Medium Term Financial Strategy.
The
new Extra Care Housing settings will house residents from existing
affordable housing as well as residential care settings, which will
free up availability of affordable housing within the local
districts and boroughs.

 
This
is consistent with our ASC vision for development of Extra Care
Housing, which has been clearly communicated through market and
stakeholder engagement.
 
The
other option available is for the Council to directly deliver the
Extra Care Housing scheme at the sites. This would involve the
Council committing significant capital expenditure and be
responsible for the ongoing housing management function of the
Extra Care Housing settings. This option is not recommended as it
is anticipated to be significantly less financially beneficial to
the Council and would likely take longer to deliver given that
there is already a well-established approach for the Council
tendering for a strategic development and housing management
partner on a DBFO basis. Financial modelling for both options is
commercially sensitive at this time and is set out in the Part 2
report.
 

(The decisions on this item can be called-in by the
Adults and Health Select Committee)