Issue - meetings
Development of Contracts with Voluntary Organisations (Carer Services)
Meeting: 15/02/2011 - Executive (Item 12)
12 Development of Contracts with Voluntary Organisations (Carer Services) 
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This report asks the Executive for approval to extend its partnership arrangements (& its contribution to the pooled budget detailed in paragraph 4.3 of this report) with NHS Brent to deliver seamless, effective, good quality and value for money services for carers in Brent for the period 2011-2013.
Additional documents:
Decision:
(i) that approval be given to a two year extension of the s75 partnership agreement (and its contribution to the pooled budget detailed in paragraph 4.3 of this report) with NHS Brent approved on 26 May 2009 for the establishment of a pooled budget, such extension to take effect from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013;
(ii) that approval be given to an exemption in accordance with Contract Standing Order 84(a) from the usual tendering and quotation requirements of Standing Orders to permit negotiations leading to the award of one year contracts on the basis of good operational and financial reasons as set out in paragraph 3.15-3.21 of the report from the Director of Housing and Community Care.
Minutes:
Councillor R Moher (Lead Member, Adults, Health and Social Care) explained that the report from the Director of Housing and Community Care asked the Executive for approval to extend its partnership arrangements (and its contribution to the pooled budget detailed in paragraph 4.3 of the report) with NHS Brent to deliver services for carers in Brent for the period 2011-2013. It was also proposed to change the funding arrangements for organisations from grant funding mainstream services to provision under annual contractual arrangements starting from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 and to agree that they need not be tendered in accordance with usual Contract Standing order requirements for reasons set out the report.
RESOLVED:-
(i) that approval be given to a two year extension of the s75 partnership agreement (and its contribution to the pooled budget detailed in paragraph 4.3 of this report) with NHS Brent approved on 26 May 2009 for the establishment of a pooled budget, such extension to take effect from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013;
(ii) that approval be given to an exemption in accordance with Contract Standing Order 84(a) from the usual tendering and quotation requirements of Standing Orders to permit negotiations leading to the award of one year contracts on the basis of good operational and financial reasons as set out in paragraph 3.15-3.21 of the report from the Director of Housing and Community Care.