Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
RESOLVED:
That the Cabinet:
1. agrees to extend the current contract with POhWER Limited for the provision of Integrated Advocacy Services to the London Borough of Hillingdon for an eighteen month period from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2024 and at the cost of £446,913.80 for the 18-month period; and
2. agree to extend the current contract with POhWER Limited for the provision of an Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCAS) to the London Borough of Hillingdon for an eighteen month period from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2024 and at the cost of £65,784.75 for the 18-month period.
3. Furthermore, agrees that that this includes the provision to extend both contracts for a further one-year period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, with approval of any extension by the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care, in consultation with the Executive Director of Adult Services and Health at the cost of £341,799 for the 12-month period.
Reasons for decision
Cabinet agreed to extend two contracts for statutory advocacy services, for Integrated Statutory Advocacy and the Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service. The Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care noted that these would support residents enabling someone to speak on their behalf. Both the Cabinet Member and Leader of the Council noted the ongoing delays in the Liberty Protection Safeguards regulation implementation, thereby necessitating Cabinet’s decision to extend the contracts until there was clarity.
Alternative options considered and rejected
None, due to the statutory nature of the services.
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Health and Social Care |
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Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in) |
5pm, Friday 13 January 2023 |
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Officer(s) to action |
Bukky Junaid Kevin Byrne |
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Directorate |
Adult Services and Health Central Services |
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Classification |
Private - Whilst the Cabinet's decisions above are always made public, the officer report relating to this matter is not because it was considered in the private part of the meeting and contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). |
Publication date: 06/01/2023
Date of decision: 05/01/2023
Decided at meeting: 05/01/2023 - CABINET
Effective from: 14/01/2023