Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval to the appointment of the providers listed in Appendix 1 of this report to the DPS for Accommodation Plus Services.

that approval be given to the appointment of the providers listed in Appendix 1 of the report to the DPS for Accommodation Plus Services.

Councillor Hirani (Lead Member, Adults, Health and Wellbeing) reminded the Cabinet that in September 2015, approval was given to the invitation of requests from potential providers to apply to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Accommodation Plus Services. Approval was now sought to appoint the first round of applicants to the DPS having passed specific evaluation criteria.  It was noted that the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing already had delegated authority of Cabinet to make further appointments onto the DPS, subject to providers meeting the same selection criteria applied to the first round of applicants. Councillor Hirani stated that a range of providers were being considered as this was a huge project with a number of options.  Councillor Pavey (Deputy Leader of the Council) drew attention to the Equalities Assessment and the profile of the users.

The Cabinet also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:

that approval be given to the appointment of the providers listed in Appendix 1 of the report from the Strategic Director Community Wellbeing to the DPS for Accommodation Plus Services.