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.
The Cabinet Member for Adults
Services will be asked to approve the commencement of a tender
process to re-commission new services, to begin service delivery on
1 July 2024 and delegate authority to the Director of Adults and
Health to award the contract (s).
 
The procurement will follow the
principles of good outcomes, quality of service, value for money
and additional social capital when evaluating tenders.

Decision

The Cabinet Member for Adults Services has
approved;
 
(1)       
the launch of an open-tender procurement process in January 2024
for the re-commissioning of new Day, Employment, Volunteering
Support and Prevention Services for a period of 3 years from
1st July 2024 at a maximum annual cost of £5.03m,
with an option to extend for a period, or periods, of up to 12
months; and
 
(2)       
the delegated authority to the Director of Adults and Health to
award the contract(s).