Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

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The Adult Social Care Commissioning Manager introduced the report. The rationale for the report was outlined.

The proposed provider of Organisation A was explained and it was additionally explained that the request was to procure an initial period of five years at an estimated cost of £3.8m, with an option to extend for a further period or periods of up to five years

The Cabinet Member expressed concerns with the number of potential providers and the size of market. Officers explained that there had been extensive work to identify suppliers, but stressed that, due to the complexity of the case, there was a low number of suppliers.

The Cabinet Member noted the high level of need in the case.

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care and Wellbeing:

1. Approved, in accordance with Contract Standing Order 16.1 and 0.08, the award of a Service Agreement to the successful Service Provider (identified in the exempt appendix of this report) for the Provision of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Service – bespoke care and support provision for Person B. The service agreement would run for an initial period of five (5) years at an estimated cost of £3.8m with a target commencement date of 1st July 2025, with an option to extend for a further period or periods of up to five (5) years. The estimated total cost of service would be £7.6m for ten (10) years (if fully extended).
   
   
2. Noted that the cost of the service was jointly funded by the Council and North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) under section 117. The indicative split was Haringey Adult Social Care 23% and NCL ICB 77%, while transition costs were fully funded by NCL ICB.
   
   

Reasons for decision

The decision to award a Service Agreement to the successful Service Provider was based on the conclusion of a competitive procurement process. The proposed recommendation to award the Service Agreement was made according to the outcome of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender, as detailed in section 6 of this report.

Positive behaviour support (PBS) was a person-centred framework for providing long-term support to people with a learning disability, and/or autism, including those with mental health conditions, who had, or were at risk of developing, behaviours that challenge. It was a blend of person-centred values and behavioural science and used evidence to inform decision-making.

The PBS Framework brought several benefits: Services were based on a PBS approach to improve life outcomes of vulnerable service users who presented ‘challenging behaviours’ to live in a community setting. Providers’ performance was judged according to the extent to which the agreed outcomes were met and the extent to which an individual’s independence was maintained with stable or decreased care and support needs. The Service Provider, in partnership with the Council, was expected to measure and record achievement of individual outcomes and meet the requirements of the Council’s Performance Monitoring Tool.

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Item 7 is likely to be subject to a motion to exclude the press and public be from the meeting as it contains exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1985); paras 3, namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:

To exclude the press and public be from the remainder of the meeting as it contains exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1985); paras 3, namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

The exempt information was discussed.

RESOLVED:

The exempt information was noted