Issue details

Learning Disability Procurement Strategy for Flexible Support

This report sets out the procurement strategy for a range of care and support services for people with learning disabilities (LD). The aim is to improve outcomes, promote choice and control through personalised approaches and ensure compliance with the Care Act 2014.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure/Income over £5m & policies or new income, reserves use, overspend over £300K;

Decision status: For Determination

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/08/2016

Report access: Open;

Decision due: 5 Sep 2016 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care

Department: Social Care Department

Contact: Christine Baker Email: Christine.Baker@lbhf.gov.uk Tel: 020 8753 1447.

Reason No Public Access: PART OPEN PART PRIVATE Part of this report is exempt from disclosure on the grounds that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of a particular person (including the authority holding that information) under paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Decisions

Agenda items

Documents

  • Learning Disability Procurement Strategy for Flexible Support  

Background papers

  • Individual Service Funds (ISFs) and Contracting for Flexible Support. Practice guidance to support implementation of the Care Act 2014, TLAP 2015  
  • National Social Care Category Strategy. National Procurement Strategy. LGA 2015  
  • The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Guidance on the new light touch regime for health, social and certain other contracts. Legislation.gov.uk, 2015