Decision details

Decision details

Framework Agreement for Care Homes in Central Bedfordshire

Decision Maker: EXECUTIVE

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To ask the Executive to:
- authorise the arrangements for entering into the Framework Agreement for care homes within Central Bedfordshire which was approved on 6 November 2012;
- approve the successful providers to be accepted onto the Framework Agreement (if available); and
- agree the approach to ensuring the quality of care homes by implementing the new Quality Monitoring System in conjunction with the Framework Agreement.

Decision:

That the approach to procure the accommodation services be approved as follows:-

1.      to establish a framework agreement as recommended in paragraphs 43 and 44 (The Options) in the report, the specific elements of which are contained in Appendices B (The Framework Agreement) and C (The Tender Process) to the report;

2.      to implement the quality monitoring system set out at Appendix E (Quality Monitoring System) to the report, at the same time as the framework agreement;

3.      to implement the framework agreement on the basis described at method 2 paragraph 49(b) (Implementing the Framework Agreement) and set down in detail in Appendix D (The Operation of the Framework Agreement) to the report; and

4.      to let the contract to those providers that have been successful within the tendering process.

Publication date: 07/11/2013

Date of decision: 05/11/2013

Decided at meeting: 05/11/2013 - EXECUTIVE

Effective from: 15/11/2013

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