Decision details

1.1.        That the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health in consultation with Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, in addition to other borough specific delegates, for each  authority approve the recommendation to directly award the contracts.

1.2.        To note that each Authority’s governance procedure applies applicable to the value of contract award.

1.3.        To note that the total spend for the school nurse services, across the three boroughs, for the 12 month period from 1^st April 2016 to 31^st March 2017 is £4,584,255 pa. This figure now includes the 10% saving achieved on previous year total spend for the provision.

For Hammersmith and Fulham Council , Cabinet is requested:

1.4.        That Cabinet gives approval to award a contract for additional School Nurse services to the Central London Community Health Trust for the period 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017 for the value of £1,728,119 pa, in accordance with Regulation 72 (1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and on the grounds that not to do so will result in a temporary loss of service and significant inconvenience to vulnerable children, young children and their educational establishments.

1.5.        Cabinet should note the potential legal implications of this direct award as reported in sections 7 and 11 of this report, to which commissioning officers recommend the Council(s) should take a balanced approach to risk.

For Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea the Cabinet Member is requested:

1.6.        To approve a waiver in accordance with paragraph 2.09-2.12 (exemption/waivers of contract regulation) of the RBKC Contract Regulations to waive the requirement to seek tenders in order to allow the local authority to directly award the contract to CLCH as listed in  Appendix A, Table 1.

1.7.        To approve the direct award of the contract to CLCH as listed in Appendix A, Table 1 for the values of £1,039,092 pa, effectivefrom 1^st April 2016 to expire on 31st March 2017. 

  For Westminster City Council the Cabinet Member is requested:                       

1.8.        The cabinet member  approve a waiver in accordance with section 2.2 of the  Westminster Procurement Code  to allow the local authority to extend  the contract to CLCH as  listed in Appendix A, Table 1.

1.9.        To approve the extension of  the contract to CLCH as listed in Appendix A, Table 1 and for the values of £1,817,044 pa  effective from 1^st April 2016 to expire on 31st March 2017.