Decision details

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Public Health on proposals for the extention of existing Public Health Contracts and for the procurement of the Infection Control Service.

Decision Made:

That:

(1)       approval be given to the waiving of the Contracts Procedure Rules and to the 6 month extension of the Smoking Cessation contract to enable to review to be completed;

(2)       approval be given to the waiving of the Contracts Procedure Rules and to the 12 month extention of the BreastStart Contract to enable the review to be completed;

(3)       approval be given to the waiving of the Contracts Procedure Rules and to the 12 month extension of the NHS Health Check Contracts and the Nicotine Replacement Treatment /varenicline medication to enable the review and procurement process to be completed;

(4)       approval be given to the waiving of the Contracts Procedure Rules and to the three month extension of the Infection Control Contract to enable the procurement process to be completed and the implementation of the revised specification;

(5)       the Director of Public Health be authorised to conduct OJEU Open Procedure tender exercises for the new contract for the Infection Control Service to run for a period of three years, with the option of two further one-year extensions for each service;

(6)       the basis of evaluation of the tenders for the Infection Control Service as set out in the report, be approved;

(7)       the Director of Public Health be authorised to accept the highest scoring tender for the Infection Control Service in accordance with the approved basis of evaluation and to report on the outcome to the Cabinet Member for Older People and Health; and

(8)       the Director of Public Health be given delegated authority to award the Infection Control Service contract on completion of the tender process.

Reasons for Decision:

To enable the existing Public Health Contracts to be reviewed and the procurement of a Infection Control Service.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

Public Health officers are reviewing the options for the public health contracts at the current time with legal, procurement and senior officers working to ensure that the extension times have been reduced at much as possible to avoid unsettling providers and service users.