Issue - meetings

Please note that there are exempt appendices contained within the Private Section of this agenda below.

(i)            to approve the extension for 1 year, of 24 National Care Home Contracts (NCHC) for residential services for older people, as is detailed in Appendices A1 and C of the report;

(ii)          to approve the extension for five (5) years to the existing Housing Support Services contract, as is detailed in Appendices A1 and D of the report;

(iii)         to approve the extension for five (5) months to the current Complex Care Support Services framework agreements and, also approve the recommendation to undertake a tender to establish a new framework for complex care support services, as detailed in Appendices A1 and E of the report;

(iv)         to approve the recommendation to undertake a tender to establish a framework for Supported Living Services, as detailed in Appendices A1 and F of the report;

(v)          to approve the recommendation to undertake a tender for Criminal Justice Support Services, as detailed in Appendices A1 and G of the report;

(vi)         to approve the extension for one year to the five (5) Grant Funded Services, as detailed in Appendices A1 and H of the report;

(vii)        to note the update to Individual Out of Area Placements at 4.6 of the report and note potential supplementary work plans at 4.3 of the report; and

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

The Board had before it a report prepared by the Strategic Procurement Manager presenting the Annual Procurement Work Plan for 2024/25 for expenditure on social care services, and the associated procurement Business Cases.

The report recommended:-

that the Board:

(a)          approve the extension for 1 year, of 24 National Care Home Contracts (NCHC) for residential services for older people, as detailed in Appendices A1 and C of the report;

(b)          approve the extension for five years to the existing Housing Support Services contract, as detailed in Appendices A1 and D of the report;

(c)          approve the extension for five months to the current Complex Care Support Services framework agreements and, also approve the recommendation to undertake a tender to establish a new framework for complex care support services, as detailed in Appendices A1 and E of the report;

(d)          approve the recommendation to undertake a tender to establish a framework for Supported Living Services, as detailed in Appendices A1 and F of the report;

(e)          approve the recommendation to undertake a tender for Criminal Justice Support Services, as detailed in Appendices A1 and G of the report;

(f)           approve the extension for one year to the five Grant Funded Services, as detailed in Appendices A1 and H of the report;

(g)          note the update to Individual Out of Area Placements at 4.6 of the report and note potential supplementary work plans at 4.3 of the report; and

(h)          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 agree the recommendations.