Decision details

Community Equipment - Procurement Of A New Framework Agreement And Extension Of The Existing Service

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The report recommends:
1) The extension of the existing community equipment service, which is provided by Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd.
2) The procurement of new framework agreement for community equipment services, which will also be accessible by other public authorities in London. (It is anticipated that H&F will then access and use its new framework agreement for community equipment when its extended equipment service expires.)
3) That authority to award the new community equipment contracts is delegated to the cabinet member for health and adult social care.

Decision:

1.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health to approve the extension of the contract with Medequip from 1st April 2017 to 30th September 2017 for the provision of Community Equipment at an estimated value of £881,000.

 

2.      That the Procurement Strategy set out in the Appendix to this report (as set out in the exempt report on the exempt Cabinet agenda), including that the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham acts as the Lead Contracting Authority for the procurement of a Framework for Community Equipment which can be accessed by all public authorities in London.

 

3.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health to award a Framework Agreement with the successful provider for four years from 1st October 2017, with an estimated total value of up to £170 million over the four year term (including spend from 20 London Boroughs which are likely to access this agreement).

 

4.      That a waiver from H&F standing orders be granted and authority delegated to the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, the Cabinet Member for Finance, and the Cabinet Member for Resident Satisfaction and Commercial Revenue to award a call-off contract from the Framework Agreement to the successful provider at an estimated annual cost of £2 million, or £8 million over the initial four year term; and that award of the contract be contingent upon the submission of an agreed Social Value and Local Economic Benefits Plan from the successful contractor.

 

5.      To agree that the Framework will have a duration of 4 years and call-off contracts under the Framework will have an initial duration of 4 years, with extensions to each call-off of up to a further 2 years being available as an optional modification permitted by Reg. 72 (1)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015.

 

Report author: Declan McDonald

Publication date: 05/07/2016

Date of decision: 04/07/2016

Decided at meeting: 04/07/2016 - Cabinet

Effective from: 11/07/2016

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