Issue - meetings

The Board resolved :-

(i)            to approve the expenditure for social care services as set out in the Supplementary Work plan at Appendix A;

(ii)          to approve the expenditure as set out in the Procurement Business case, at Appendix B;

(iii)         to instruct the Chief Officer to approves grant awards in line with the process set out at 3.8 in this report; and

(iv)         to make the Direction, as attached at Appendix C, and instructs the Chief Officer to issue the Direction to Aberdeen City Council (ACC).

The Board had before it the report from the Chief Officer, ACHSCP which proposed a Technology fund to support the delivery of Care at Home and Supported Living.

The report included processes that had been put in place to allocate this funding.

The Chair reminded Members that whilst considering this report, should they wish to discuss the related Exempt Reports included at the next agenda item prior to making any decision, they should wait until the meeting moved to private session, if required.

Members heard from the Lead Commissioner, ACHSCP who advised that the Strategic Commissioning and Procurement Board had agreed on this ambitious concept to work collaboratively with suppliers.

Members heard from the Social Care Contracts Manager who explained the diverse range of funding to be considered which was aimed to deliver better care with the assistance of technology and was very innovative.

The report recommended :-

that the Board -

a)            approve the expenditure for social care services as set out in the Supplementary Work plan at Appendix A;

b)            approve the expenditure as set out in the Procurement Business case, at Appendix B;

c)            instruct the Chief Officer to approve grant awards in line with the process set out at 3.8 in this report; and

d)            make the Direction, as attached at Appendix C, and instruct the Chief Officer to issue the Direction to Aberdeen City Council (ACC).

The Board resolved :-

to approve the recommendations