Decision details

Direct award of the contracts for mental health supported housing services

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To approve 2 year direct awards for 5 mental health supported housing contracts in order work with our health colleagues to address the insufficiency of the supply compared to the demand for the services

Decision:

  1. That exempt Appendix 3 is not for publication under paragraph 5 Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972 Access to Information Exempt Information on the ground that it contains information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.

 

  1. To approve the direct award of five contracts to continue provision by the incumbent providers for a period of 24 months with effect from 1st October 2024, at a maximum cost of £4,037,576 ­­­­as set out in Table 2 below.

 

Reasons for the decision:

This report requests approval to direct award five contracts for mental health supported housing services for two years to the organisations as set out in Table 1 below. This will enable officers to work with health colleagues to address sufficiency and capacity issues. Once completed the pathway can be remodelled and new services procured.

 

Alternative options considered:

As described in the report.

Publication date: 02/12/2024

Date of decision: 28/11/2024

Effective from: 06/12/2024

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