Decision details

For the Director of Housing and Growth to extend the Metropolitan Home Sweet Home Contract as allowed under 10.02a for a period of one year from 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019 at a value of £158,080.

The Director is asked to note that a strategic review of Floating Support contracts and a re-tendering exercise will be undertaken during the extension period, to ensure seamless provision at the end of the life of the current contract

It is in the Council’s overall interest to agree an extension to Metropolitan for the delivery of the current Home Sweet Home service. The current contract which expires on 31 July 2018 has the option to extend for one year.

The Housing Related Floating support contracts expire 31 July 2019; it is in the councils interest to extend the HSH contract in line with floating support contracts so that a subsequent tender process can be undertaken.

The service meets the Council’s strategic objectives of delivering short term housing related support, early intervention, tenancy sustainment services; preventing escalation of need and demand on health and social care provisions.

Procurement through an open tender process will commence in the Winter of 2018, this will enable strategic commissioning exercises with partners and service users to be undertaken and will result in efficiencies and service improvements.

There is a demonstrable need for this service provision which supports older people to continue to live independently in their own homes. It is not considered in service users best interest, and would not deliver efficiencies to tender the service before a strategic review is undertaken.