Decision details

Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES)- Agreement for short extension of existing service for safe transition to new single provider contract framework

Decision Maker: Commissioning Directior Adults and Health

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

 

1.            This report seeks approval by Adults and Health Commissioning Director for extension to the Integrated Community Equipment Service call-off agreement with Medequip Assistive Technology Limited for three months from 1st April 2017 to 30th June 2017, at an estimated value of c£751,724 (combined CCG/LA value) through emergency waiver of Contract Procedure Rule (CPRs), under the Council’s Constitution (Contract Procedure Rules, Section 15) stating that Directors, Assistant Directors, Commissioning Directors and Heads of Service may take decisions on emergency matters in consultation with the Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee, providing they report to the next available Policy and Resources Committee. This report will set out the reasons for the emergency waiver.

 

2.            The continuity of current provision for three months from 1st April 2017 is critical to enable the safe transfer from the existing provider, Medequip, to the newly procured Barnet Integrated Community Equipment Framework to Millbrook Healthcare Ltd, due to unforeseen delays in awarding the new contract by the 1st of April.  

 

3.            On the 16th December 2016, a contract award DPR (appended) authorised the approval to award the new Single Supplier Integrated Community Equipment Framework, following end of standstill period, to Millbrook Healthcare Ltd from the 1st April 2017. This report also seeks authorisation to amend the commencement and end date for the contract as stated in the award DPR from the 1st April 2017 – 30th March 2020 to the 1st July 2017 - 30th June 2020. The period of the agreement is the same namely for a period of three years, with the option to extend for an additional year (+1) to 30th June 2021.

 

4.            There is a statutory duty on Local Authorities to meet eligible social care needs and community equipment is an important way of meeting those needs and maintaining the person’s independence. It should be noted that community equipment is increasingly important in terms of facilitating a range of local authority and health objectives and strategies, as well as in making whole systems savings. For example, community equipment is important to keep service users independent and safe in the community, thus reducing demand for hospital-based services (through avoiding admissions or more timely discharge), helping avoid expensive residential care and avoiding or reducing the cost of residential care packages.

 

Publication date: 10/02/2017

Date of decision: 09/02/2017

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