Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
RESOLVED:
That the existing contracts for the provision of Care and Wellbeing services for people with mental health needs and people with learning disabilities and/or autism with the providers be extended at the costs shown below:
1. Extend the Contract with Ability Housing Association for one year and 4 months from 1st December 2025 to 31st March 2027 at the value of £2,462,743.55
2. Extend the two service contracts with CCS Homecare Services for a period of one year from 1st September 2026 (one of the contracts is from 2nd September 2026) to 1st September 2027 at the value of £7,902,204.94 in total.
3. Extend the services with Support for Living for a period of 12 months from 28th September 2026 to 28th September 2027 at the value of £2,668,996.55.
Reasons for decision
The Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care introduced a report and recommendations, which Cabinet agreed, to extend four existing contracts, with three providers, for the provision of care and wellbeing services to people with learning disabilities and/or autism and/or people with mental health needs. The Cabinet Member informed Cabinet of new legislation coming into force requiring such services to be reviewed in the future.
Alternative options considered and rejected
None, given emerging statutory implications.
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Relevant Select Committee |
Health and Social Care |
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Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in) |
Cabinet’s decisions on this matter can be called in by a majority of the select committee by 5pm, Friday 31 October 2025. If not called-in by then, Cabinet’s decisions can then be implemented. |
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Officer(s) to action |
Graham Puckering / Sally Offin |
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Directorate |
Adult Social Care & Health / Corporate 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: 24/10/2025
Date of decision: 23/10/2025
Decided at meeting: 23/10/2025 - CABINET
Effective from: 01/11/2025