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Telecare - Request for a 1-year contract waiver

Meeting: 09/12/2021 - Policy and Resources Committee (Item 14)

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Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the report which sought approval from the Committee to extend the contract with Argenti for a further year via a waiver of the Contract Procedure Rules at a cost of £1,850,000. The additional time granted by the waiver would enable the council to engage with NHS partners to develop integrated services over the longer term.

 

Following consideration of the item, the Chairman moved to vote on the recommendations in the report as amended.

 

The vote was recorded as follows:

 

For

13

Against

0

Abstentions

0

 

The Committee unanimously RESOLVED to approve a waiver of the Contract Procedure Rules pursuant to Rule 12.1. for the extension of the contract with Argenti for the provision of the Telecare service from 1st April 2022 for the period of one year up to 31st March 2023 at a cost of £1,850,000