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Report of the Interim Director for Adult Social Care

The Cabinet considered the report of the Interim Director for Adult Social Care seeking approval to commence a procurement exercise to secure new Domiciliary Care Lead Provider/s in areas 4 and 5 of Sefton.

Decision Made:      That:

(1)      the Interim Director for Adult Social Care in consultation with the Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care be authorised to conduct a procurement exercise to establish new Lead Domiciliary Care Providers in areas 4 and 5 of Sefton with a view to entering into contracts for a maximum period of five years comprising an initial three-year period with an option to extend for up to two periods of twelve months; and

(2)      the Interim Director for Adult Social Care in consultation with the Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care be granted delegated authority to award the Contracts resulting from the procurement, and to award any extensions thereof.

Reason for the Decision:

To secure new Lead Provider contractual arrangements in areas 4 and 5 of Sefton.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

The following options were considered and rejected:

1.       Maintaining the status quo – this was not considered a viable option due to the current market capacity issues and the proposed future strategic direction of the current Lead Provider.

2.       Conducting a procurement exercise which would encompass transferring existing services in areas 4 and 5 (either whole or in part) – this option was considered and rejected as such transfers could further destabilise the market and therefore would not assist with alleviate market capacity issues.  Furthermore, any partial transfer of services could potentially not be viable for any new incoming Provider and the current Provider wishes to retain existing services and therefore existing staff.