Purpose

West Sussex County Council
(WSCC) has a contract with Essex Cares Limited (ECL) for the
provision of Community Reablement Services. Reablement is the term
to describe services to support residents following a change in
ability, most likely due to a medical condition or episode. A
Community Reablement Service (CRS) is essential to prevent people
requiring longer term support, enabling people to retain/regain
independence and remain at home. The existing service expires on
31st March 2025.
 
Following a key decision taken
by Director of Adults and Health (Alan Sinclair to progress a full
procurement process to reprocure this service from 1 April 2025,
the Director of Adults and Health will be asked to award the
contract to the successful bidder.
 

Decision

The Director of Adults and Health has approved
the award of the Community Reablement Service (CRS) contract to
Essex Cares Limited for an initial period of four (4) years
commencing 1 April 2025, with the option to extend for up to two
(2) further years if delivery and performance of the contract are
satisfactory.