Issue - meetings

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to approve the direct award of a contract to two providers: one contract for fifteen months; one contract for thirty-nine months, as detailed in Appendices A1 and C of the report;

(ii)           to approve the direct award of eight contracts for mental health care home providers for five years, as is detailed in Appendices A1 and D of the report;

(iii)          to approve the direct award of two contracts for learning disability care home providers for five years, as detailed in Appendices A1 and E of the report;

(iv)          to approve the direct award of a contract for end-of-life beds for five years, as detailed in Appendices A1 and F of the report;

(v)           to approve the direct award of a contract for emergency discharge placements/beds for five years, as detailed in Appendices A1, G and G1 of the report; and

(vi)          to make the Direction, as attached at Appendix B of the report and instruct the Chief Officer to issue the Direction to Aberdeen City Council.

The Board had before it the supplementary Work Plan – Social Care. Neil Stephenson - Strategic Procurement Manager, and Jenny Rae – Transformation Programme Manager, spoke to the report and responded to questions from members.

The report recommended:-

that the Board:

(a)         approve the direct award of a contract to two providers: one contract for fifteen months; one contract for thirty-nine months, as detailed in Appendices A1 and C of the report;

(b)         approve the direct award of eight contracts for mental health care home providers for five years, as is detailed in Appendices A1 and D of the report;

(c)          approve the direct award of two contracts for learning disability care home providers for five years, as detailed in Appendices A1 and E of the report;

(d)         approve the direct award of a contract for end-of-life beds for five years, as detailed in Appendices A1 and F of the report;

(e)         approve the direct award of a contract for emergency discharge placements/beds for five years, as detailed in Appendices A1, G and G1 of the report; and

(f)           make the Direction, as attached at Appendix B of the report and instruct the Chief Officer to issue the Direction to Aberdeen City Council.

The Board resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.