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Support and Maintenance Contract for Social Care Case Management System

 

 

Meeting: 27/05/2021 - Cabinet (Item 7)

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Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the report of the Executive Director for Corporate Resources and Customer Services detailing the background for the support and maintenance contracts for the existing Case Management Systems used to support Social Care and Early Intervention Services within Adult and Children’s Social Care.  The report details the associated procurement route available to the authority to renew this support and maintenance as the contract novated from Arvarto has now expired.

 

Decision Made:       That the:

 

(1)              Cabinet approved the use of the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM3821 Digital and Application Solutions lot 3c ‘Community Health and Social Care to award a contract for the support and maintenance of the Liquid Logic Social Care Modules deployed across Adults and Children’s Services; and

(2)              Executive Director of Corporate Resources & Customer Services in consultation with the Cabinet Remember for Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services be granted delegated authority to award the Contract under this framework, for an initial five years with an option to extend for a further two, be approved.

 

Reasons for the Decisions:

 

To ensure that this critical system is still supported and maintained by the software supplier and that Sefton continue to receive statutory changes and upgrades.

 

 

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

 

To explore the market for a new Social Care solution, rejected.