Purpose

West Sussex County Council
(WSCC) set up day service contracts in 2015 with independent
organisations to provide day services for adults with Learning
Disabilities and/or Autism. The current contracts with the County
Council are in their final year of and need to be re-tendered. Much
has changed since the contracts were set up and Commissioners have
reviewed the model of Day, Employment and Volunteering Services and
whether this continues to best meet individuals’ needs. The
intention is that the outcome will be co-designed, community-based
interventions that raise aspiration, encourage independence and
healthy active lives. The process will also consider how
commissioned services link in to and complement the Council’s
directly provided services.
 
Following the approval of a
tender process to re-commission new services, by the Cabinet Member
for Adults Services, the Director of Adults and Health approved a
decision to award contracts for new Day, Employment, Volunteering
Support and Prevention Services to commence on 1st July 2024 for a
period of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further
one (1) year, as set out in key decision report
OKD06 (24/25).
However, three of the lots sought during the procurement were not
awarded leaving a gap in provision for adults in some areas of the
County.
 
The Commissioning Team have
been holding conversations and negotiating with the incumbent
service providers from the previous contracts to seek interim
arrangements whilst long-term solutions are sought. The Director of
Adults and Health will be asked to award the remaining
contract(s).
 

Decision

The Executive Director of Adults’
Services and Health is asked to approve the direct award of
contract(s) to the incumbent service providers as set out in
section 2 of this report until 30th June 2027 (with the
option to extend for a further 12 months until no later than
30th June 2028).