Decision details

Agreement for direct award of contracts for the provision of day services for older people

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report seeks a waiver from the Council's Contract Standing Orders (under CSO 3) of the requirement to seek competitive bids and approval for the direct award of three contracts to Notting Hill Housing (for Elgin Resource Centre), Nubian Life and Shanti to extend the day services to older people in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (H&F) for two years from 1st April 2015

Decision:

1.1     That approval be given to the award of three contracts to Notting Hill Housing (for Elgin Resource Centre), Nubian Life and Shanti to extend the day services to older people for two years from 1st April 2015 until 31st March 2017 at an estimated total cost of £980,784.

1.2     That approval be given to a waiver under Contract Standing Order 3 for the requirement for seeking competitive tenders for the reasons set out in Para 9.5 of the report.

1.3      That authority be delegated to the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health to realise any contract efficiency savings during the term of the contract.

Report author: Steven Falvey

Publication date: 31/03/2015

Date of decision: 30/03/2015

Decided at meeting: 30/03/2015 - Cabinet

Effective from: 08/04/2015

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