Decision details

(i)         that the results of phase 1 of the Mental Health Improvement Project be noted;

(ii)        that  the Council continues to deliver its adult mental health social care responsibilities in partnership with Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) in 2014/15;

(iii)       that officers not implement the decision taken in April 2013, to progress with the procurement of mental health services by way of a competitive dialogue process;

(iv)       that it be noted that any proposed future procurement or partnership arrangement for the provision of mental health services for adults will return to the Executive for approval;

(v)        that approval be given a continuation of the transformation work in 2014-15, building on integrated commissioning by working in collaboration with the Brent Clinical Commission Group (CCG), with the aim of moving to a whole person approach to mental health services in 2015/16 in partnership with Brent CCG and CNWL;

(vi)       that approval be given to enter into a short term section 75 agreement with CNWL, to cover the 12 month period from 1^st April 2014 to end of March 2015, while work takes place on developing integrated commissioning arrangements with the CCG;

(vii)      that approval be given to an exemption from the usual requirements of Contract Standing Orders to carry out a tendering process in relation to High Value contracts, to allow the award of the section 75 agreement referred to in paragraph 2.6, for the good operational reasons set out in paragraph 3.17 and 3.26 of the report.