Decision details

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to approve the Business Case attached at Appendix A of the report, and the recommended option to issue a tender for a provider to deliver the Link Practitioner Service for four years from 1 April 2023, with an option to extend the contract for an additional three years;

(ii)            to delegate authority to the Chief Officer to extend the Link Practitioners contract to the contract holder in the event of a satisfactory Year 3 contract review for a further three years up to 31 March 2030;

(iii)          to request an update within the Chief Officer’s Report on the outcome of the tender process at the IJB’s meeting on 29 November 2022;

(iv)          to make the Direction attached at Appendix B of the report and instruct the Chief Officer to issue the Direction to NHS Grampian;

(v)           to instruct the Senior Project Manager to provide an annual overview of the contract delivery and a performance review from the service provider to be contained within the Chief Officer’s report; and

(vi)          to instruct the Senior Project Manager to report any significant changes to the contract at the end of the year four review.