Issue - meetings

In accordance with the Council’s Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89, authority is sought to invite requests to participate for a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Accommodation Plus Services. The system will support the Council to proactively engage with the Care and Housing market to ensure that the council can commission Accommodation Plus services effectively and work more closely with local providers to develop Accommodation Plus provision in Brent to support the delivery of the New Accommodation Independent Living (NAIL) project.

(i)         that approval be given to the invite of requests to participate in a Dynamic Purchasing System for Accommodation Plus Services on the basis of the pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.13 of the report;

(ii)        that approval be given to the evaluation of requests to participate referred to in (i) above on the basis of the selection criteria referred to in paragraph 3.13 of the report;

2.3       that authority be delegated to the Strategic Director, Adults following establishment of the Dynamic Purchasing System for Accommodation Plus Services, to appoint new service providers onto the said Dynamic Purchasing System where they request to participate and meet the selection criteria referred to in paragraph 3.13 of the report;

(iv)       that approval be given to the invite of tenders under the Dynamic Purchasing System for Accommodation Plus Services on the basis of the pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.13 of this report;

(v)        that officers evaluate invitations to tender referred to in (iv) on the basis of the selection criteria referred to in paragraph 3.13 of the report.

(vi)       that authority be delegated to the Strategic Director Adults to award High Value Contracts procured through the Dynamic Purchasing System for Accommodation Plus Services if they have a contract value of less than £500,000.

In accordance with the Council’s Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89, authority was sought to invite requests to participate for a dynamic purchasing system for accommodation plus services. The system would support the Council to proactively engage with the Care and Housing market to ensure that the council can commission accommodation plus services effectively and work more closely with local providers to develop accommodation plus provision in Brent to support the delivery of the New Accommodation Independent Living (NAIL) project.

Councillor Hirani (Lead Member, Adults, Health and Well-being) reminded the Cabinet that the NAIL project was set to deliver by March 2018 529 new units of accommodation plus for people who were assessed as having social care needs that could no longer be met in their own home.  Cabinet noted that the NAIL DPS would be setup with five lots of commonly purchased services which encompassed the full range of delivery models required to deliver the Programme. Councillor Hirani drew attention to the delegated authority to award contract of less than £500,000 and assured that Cabinet would be updated annually.

Councillor McLennan (Lead Member, Housing and Development) expressed commitment for joint working on the housing side of the project. Councillor Mashari (Lead Member, Employment and Skills) sought clarification on the reference in the report to the impact on contracts of any London Living Wage  (LLW) increase during the lifetime of the DPS. The Chief Finance Officer responded that the LLW rate had risen faster than inflation and that a continuation of this trend would increase pressure on the council’s budget.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that approval be given to the invite of requests to participate in a Dynamic Purchasing System for Accommodation Plus Services on the basis of the pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.13 of the report from the Strategic Director, Adults;

(ii)        that approval be given to the evaluation of requests to participate referred to in (i) above on the basis of the selection criteria referred to in paragraph 3.13 of the report;

(iii)       that authority be delegated to the Strategic Director, Adults following establishment of the Dynamic Purchasing System for Accommodation Plus Services, to appoint new service providers onto the said Dynamic Purchasing System where they request to participate and meet the selection criteria referred to in paragraph 3.13 of the report;

(iv)       that approval be given to the invite of tenders under the Dynamic Purchasing System for Accommodation Plus Services on the basis of the pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.13 of the report;

(v)        that officers evaluate invitations to tender referred to in (iv) on the basis of the selection criteria referred to in paragraph 3.13 of the report;

(vi)       that authority be delegated to the Strategic Director, Adults to award High Value Contracts procured through the Dynamic Purchasing System for Accommodation Plus Services if they have a contract value of less than £500,000.