Purpose

The Council holds a range of
contractual frameworks with providers of adult social care, from
which care can be purchased for adults with eligible social care
needs as determined under the Care Act 2014.  These frameworks are currently under review and
due to be replaced in 2027.
 
In the meantime, there are
occasions throughout the year when adults require a service that is
not currently covered under one of our existing contract
frameworks.  This may be due to the
individual need of the customer, or because the customer is
requiring a service outside of West Sussex, in services which the
Council does not hold contracts with. 
The Council has statutory responsibilities to ensure that care is
provided to all residents with eligible needs, regardless of the
contracting procedures, and therefore in these circumstances, an
individual placement agreement or alternative contract needs to be
arranged to support the customer, each one requiring a process of
approvals for establishing.
 
The Cabinet Member for Adults
Services will be asked to delegate authority to the Executive
Director of Adults Services to award Individual Placement
Agreements until the current frameworks are replaced.
 
 

Decision

The Cabinet Member for Adults Services has
approved the delegation of authority to the Executive Director of
Adults’ Services and Health to agree, when not possible to
utilise the current framework contracts in operation, the direct
award of Individual Placement Agreements and new contracts for
residential care services until new contracts are established in
2027.