To secure agreement to the award of the Care Contract for the Independent Living Schemes; Priory View, Dunstable and Greenfields, Leighton Buzzard following the procurement process.

That the Care contract for Priory View and Greenfields Independent Living schemes following the recent procurement process be awarded as set out in the report.

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Social Care and Housing that sought approval to award the Care Contract for the Independent Living Schemes; Priory View, Dunstable and Greenfields, Leighton Buzzard following the procurement process.

Reason for decision:  To enable the Council to appoint the successful bidder.

RESOLVED

that the Care Contract for Priory View and Greenfields Independent Living schemes following the recent procurement process be awarded as set out in the report.

To secure agreement to the commissioning and procurement of preventative, non statutory Voluntary and Community Sector and Housing Support services that support vulnerable adults, older people and those with disabilities and long term health conditions and the decision to award contracts.

1.         That the commissioning and procurement of the Voluntary and Community Sector and Housing Support Services be agreed, in line with the timetable set out in the Executive report.

2.      To authorise the Director of Social Care, Health and Housing in consultation with the Executive Members for Social Care and Housing and Corporate Resources to award the contracts.

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Social Care and Housing that sought agreement to the commissioning and procurement of preventative, non statutory Voluntary and Community Sector and Housing Support services to vulnerable adults, older people and those with disabilities and long term health conditions and delegated authority to award contracts.

Reason for decision:  To enable the Council to protect the vulnerable by providing support to vulnerable adults and their carers to help them to continue to live as independently as possible in their own homes and maintain their individual wellbeing.

RESOLVED

1.         that the commissioning and procurement of the Voluntary and Community Sector and Housing Support Services be agreed, in line with the timetable set out in the Executive report; and

2.      to authorise the Director of Social Care, Health and Housing in consultation with the Executive Members for Social Care and Housing and Corporate Resources to award the contracts.