Decision Maker: Integration Joint Board
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
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.
Publication date: 09/09/2022
Date of decision: 30/08/2022
Decided at meeting: 30/08/2022 - Integration Joint Board
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