Agenda and minutes

Contact: Nazyer Choudhury, Principal Committee Co-ordinator  3321, Email: nazyer.choudhury@haringey.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence. 

 

2.

Declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:

 

(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and

(ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.

 

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

 

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest. 

 

3.

Approval to extend the Inter Authority Agreement (IAA) to access the Pan-London Online Sexual Health Service with Preventx Limited pdf icon PDF 636 KB

Minutes:

The report recommended that the Cabinet member for Health, Social Care and Wellbeing extend the Inter Authority Agreement (IAA) to access the pan-London online sexual health service contract procured by the City of London as part of the London Sexual Health Transformation Programme (LSHTP). The pan- London online sexual health service is an integral part of the LSHTP’s development of a comprehensive sexual health service for Haringey and London-wide.

The contract for the pan-London Online service was procured through an EU tender by the City of London. The Council was included in the OJEU notice advertising the tender for the online service along with City of London and 30 other London councils (Related Authorities) that had been accessing the online service since it was procured in 2017.

Following the conclusion of the tender process the City of London, as the lead authority approved the award of the contract for the online service to Preventx Limited The inter authority agreement to access the contract with Preventx via the City of London was approved for an initial 5 year term commencing from 1st June 2017 till 31st May 2022 with an option to extend for 4 further one year periods. The report requested approval from the Cabinet member for Health, Social Care and Wellbeing to extend the contract for the additional 4-year extension period (to run concurrently), commencing from 1st June 2022 till 31st May 2026.

Forecasted Council’s spend over the proposed 4 year extension period is estimated at £1,527,888 (depending on uptake of the service) with a total estimated spend of £2,984,281 over the maximum 9-year lifetime of the contract (depending on uptake of the service).

 

 

The Cabinet Member RESOLVED 

 

That the Cabinet member for Health, Social Care and Wellbeing agrees to the Council extending the Inter-Authority Agreement (IAA) with the City of London and other London authorities to continue to access the pan-London online sexual health service under a contract awarded by the City of London to Preventx Limited as permitted under Contract Standing Orders 10.02.1.b and 16.02. 

That the Council commits, in accordance with the terms of the IAA, to accessing the online service under the City of London-Preventx Ltd contract, post the initial 5-year term (ending 31st May 2022) and extend for the additional 4 years (as set out in the original award report but to run concurrently) at an estimated service cost of £1,527,888 resulting in a maximum estimated spend of £2,984,281 over the maximum 9-year contract duration for the London Borough of Haringey.

Additionally, subject to paragraph 6.7 below, the Council commits, in accordance with the terms of the IAA to making a financial contribution to the City of London for its contract management role at an estimated maximum amount of £122,412 over the maximum 9-year contract duration.

 

Reasons for decision 

 

In December 2016, Cabinet agreed to the Council’s participation in a London wide procurement for an expansive sexual health service that would be a web- based system to include  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

4.

Extension of a Dynamic Purchasing System for Semi Independent, Supporting Living and Homecare Categories pdf icon PDF 211 KB

Minutes:

To extend the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) procurement sourcing tools for the provision of the Council’s Semi Independent, Supporting Living and Home Support requirements.

The current DPSs for these categories were renewed in 2020 for a period of two years with the provision to extend for two years at a total estimated combined value of £110,000,000

The Semi-independent and Supported Living categories expired on 1st July 2022 therefore an interim extension was agreed for 4 weeks in the short term to provide sufficient time to enable the completion of a Cabinet report to consider longer term DPS extensions period. The Home Support category would expire on the 28th July 2022.

The proposal was to extend the DPSs, for Home Support, Supposed Living and Semi-Independent categories for a period of 17 months to 29th December 2024 with the provision to extend for up to a further 6 months subject to utilisation value.

The Council would open the DPSs for other contracting authorities to access, to support the wider strategic approach to collaboration and obtaining parity in prices across these sectors. This would enhance the sustainability and resilience in these sectors.

The Council currently spent around £21m (net) per year (£42,000,00 over two years) on these services, the intention will be to allow scope London Living Wage increases and for other authorities to access the DPS and increase the annual spend provision by 75% through the DPSs to £63, 000.000 p.a.

The DPSs provided significant access to Council contracts for SMEs both locally and regionally, with around 33% of the spend going to Haringey located business and a further 51% p.a. going to other London based SMEs.

The extension of these DPSs would support the policy position of the Council to implement measures to pay LLW across all suppliers, including social care.

 

The Cabinet Member RESOLVED 

 

An extension to the DPSs for Home Support, Semi Independent, and Supporting Living to include access for other Local Authorities for an initial 17 month period commencing on 29th July 2022 with an option to extend for a further 6 months.

An extension to the DPS for the following care provision with additional capacity of 75% for LLW and use by other local authorities in the values outlined below:

 

 

 

Note: The above values consider the provision for both the Council and other authorities accessing the DPS and does not represent the actual expenditure of the Council in these categories.

 

Reasons for decision 

 

The Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) was a supplier e-sourcing tool and a compliant route to market under the Public Contract Regulations, which enabled suppliers to enrol, accredit and be approved to bid for Council contracts.

The Council’s overall spend for home support, supported living and semi- independent over the past financial year 2021/2022 was in the region of £11,000.000, £4,300,000 and £4,200,000, respectively. Renewing these DPSs will not incur any additional licence fees.

The DPS provided a compliant route to market for care provision, which ensured transparency in the procurement  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

5.

Contract Extension and Variation for Nursing and Residential Beds with Magicare at Priscilla Wakefield House pdf icon PDF 241 KB

Minutes:

The report sought agreement by Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care and Wellbeing to extend and vary the Council’s existing block contract with Magicare for the provision of 61 Nursing Beds at Priscilla Wakefield House. The extension requested was for up to two years, and the variations requested were; to allow the beds to be utilised as residential beds as required and an increase in the nursing bed price to £1,010 per week, with a temporary uplift for 2022/23 only to £1,034 per week to allow for inflation pressures.

Both the extension and the variation were allowed under CSO10.02.1(b) (variations and extensions valued at £500,000 and above to be taken by Cabinet) and CSO16.02, which provided that in-between meetings of the Cabinet, the Leader take any such decision that would normally be taken by Cabinet or may allocate this to the Cabinet Member with the relevant portfolio.

The contract was awarded by Cabinet in 2019 for an initial period of three years, to October 2022, with an option to extend for a further 2 years in 12-month intervals.

Extending and varying this contract would maintain access to local provision for older people and maintain much needed nursing and residential care capacity within the sub-region. It will also maintain certainty over price, securing sustainable prices for placements for Haringey residents.

 

 

The Cabinet Member RESOLVED 

 

Pursuant to CSO 10.02.1b and CSO 16.02, the extension of the existing block contract awarded to Magicare Limited for the provision of 61 nursing beds at Priscilla Wakefield House, for a further period of up to two years from 1st November 2022 subject to satisfactory outcomes of monitoring,

To increase the nursing bed price from £969.10 to £1034 per week from the 1 April 2022. The maximum contract value over the two-year extension period would be £6,693,339, bringing the total value over the five-year life of the contract to £15,757,878.

 

 

To approve the variation of the existing contract to enable beds to be utilised as residential beds (at the costs set out in para 3.8 of the report) as and when required.

 

Reasons for decision 

 

The market for nursing care was largely a sub-regional one and the Council commissioned nursing care for its residents across North Central London (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington). As with neighbouring authorities, Haringey commissioned across this area in order to meet demand and to respond to any specialist needs.

Local demand for nursing beds remained high, and although the number of Haringey residents in nursing beds decreased significantly during the Pandemic, demand was once again increasing and the local modelling indicateed a return to pre-covid levels of demand over the next few years.

In order to ensure both capacity and flexibility, the Council was keen to have a mixed economy of spot and block purchase arrangements in place for nursing beds. Many placements were commissioned on a spot purchase basis, but the proposal set out here – to continue an existing block contract – reflected the need to maintain  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.