Decision details

Procurement of Local Healthwatch Services for RBKC, H&F and WCC

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 requires a local Healthwatch service to be provided in each local authority area that has social care responsibilities. The existing contract comes to a close at the end of the 2015/16 financial year and this report seeks approval for a new contractual arrangement for 2016/17 and 2017/18, with an option to extend to 2018/19.

Decision:

1          For the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

 

·                     That Cabinet notes that the award of contract is recommended by the Tri-Borough Contracts Approval Board and the Director of Delivery and Value;

 

·                     That Cabinet agrees to the award of a contract for the provision of Local Healthwatch Services to Hestia Housing and Support in association with Local Healthwatch Central West London for the fixed period of 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018 with the option to extend the contract until 31 March 2019; and

 

·                     That approval on whether to extend the contract to a third year be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care.

 

2          For the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

 

·                     That this report be exempt from disclosure by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972 Schedule 12A, Part 1, paragraph 3 (as amended) in that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information);

 

·                     That the Cabinet Member for Resident Engagement and Voluntary Organisations, notes that the award of contract is recommended by the Tri-Borough Contracts Approval Board and Director of Strategy and Local Services; and

 

·                     That the Cabinet Member for Resident Engagement and Voluntary Organisations, agrees to the award of a contract for the provision of Local Healthwatch Services to Hestia Housing and Support in association with Local Healthwatch Central West London for the fixed period of 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018 with the option to extend the contract until 31 March 2019.

 

3          For Westminster City Council

 

·                     In view of the value of the new contract being below the required threshold for a decision by Westminster’s Cabinet Member for Adults & Public Health, the decision will be delegated to the Executive Director of Adult Social Care. The Cabinet Member for Adults & Public Health has been fully briefed on the contract award.

 

Report author: Tom Conniffe

Publication date: 09/02/2016

Date of decision: 08/02/2016

Decided at meeting: 08/02/2016 - Cabinet

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