Issue - meetings

Issue - meetings

Framework Agreement for Care Homes With and Without Nursing in Central Bedfordshire

Meeting: 05/11/2013 - EXECUTIVE (Item 60)

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This report provides an overview of the approach to be undertaken to implement the framework agreement and quality monitoring system that were approved by the Executive on 6 November 2012.

Additional documents:

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.

Minutes:

 

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Social Care, Health and Housing that provided an overview of the approach proposed for implementing the framework agreement and quality monitoring system that had been approved by the Executive on 6 November 2012.  A list of providers that had been successful in the tendering process was tabled at the meeting. 

 

In response to questions, the Executive Member for Social Care, Health and Housing advised Members that information on fees and charges would be published.  If a resident in a private care home  was no longer able to fund their own provision, the Council would consider each case and where appropriate would try to keep the resident in their existing care home. 

 

The Care Quality Commission was responsible for carrying out care home inspections, but the Council would make unannounced visits to the care homes to ensure that residents were being appropriately cared for.

 

Reason for decision:  To enable a Framework Agreement and Quality Monitoring System to be let to those providers who had been successful within the tendering process.

 

RESOLVED

 

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 were 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 had been successful within the tendering process.