Issue - meetings

This report seeks authority to invite tenders for the Supporting People Housing Related Support Services Framework, as required by Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89.

(i)         that the update on the progress of the West London framework procurement project be noted;

(ii)        that agreement be given to an exemption from the usual tendering requirements of Contract Standing Orders to award interim contracts for Supporting People funded services to existing providers on the basis of good operational and financial reasons as set out in paragraph 3.3 to 3.4 of the report from the Director of Adult Social Services and the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects;

(iii)       that approval be given to the award of interim contracts for Supporting People funded services as set out in Table 1 of section 3.3 of the report for a period of up to 5 months;

(iv)       that approval be given to a one year contract extension to the Single Homeless Hostels contracts detailed in section 3.3 of the Directors’ report.

(v)        that approval be given to the pre-tender considerations and the criteria to be used to evaluate tenders as set out in paragraph 3.5 of the report.

(vi)       that approval be given to officers inviting expressions of interest, agreeing shortlists, inviting tenders for the Supporting People Housing Related Support Services Framework and their evaluation in accordance with the evaluation criteria referred to in (v) above;

(vii)      that the Supporting People budget and saving update be noted.

Councillor R Moher reminded the Executive that the meeting on 14 March 2011 approval was given for Adult Social Care to join a West London framework agreement procurement project for Supporting People services.  Before members now was an update on the progress of the West London framework.  Councillor Moher advised that because of anticipated further delays in the establishment of the framework, authority was now being sought to extend contracts identified in the Procurement Plan submitted to the March 2011 meeting. Should it appear in May 2012 that the framework would not be established in June, a Brent Council led procurement process would be carried out using evaluation criteria similar to that to be used for the formation of the West London framework. Councillor Moher advised that an Equalities Impact Assessment would be carried out.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that the update on the progress of the West London framework procurement project be noted;

(ii)        that agreement be given to an exemption from the usual tendering requirements of Contract Standing Orders to award interim contracts for Supporting People funded services to existing providers on the basis of good operational and financial reasons as set out in paragraph 3.3 to 3.4 of the report from the Director of Adult Social Services and the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects;

(iii)       that approval be given to the award of interim contracts for Supporting People funded services as set out in Table 1 of section 3.3 of the report for a period of up to 5 months;

(iv)       that approval be given to a one year contract extension to the Single Homeless Hostels contracts detailed in section 3.3 of the Directors’ report;

(v)        that approval be given to the pre-tender considerations and the criteria to be used to evaluate tenders as set out in paragraph 3.5 of the report.

(vi)       that approval be given to officers inviting expressions of interest, agreeing shortlists, inviting tenders for the Supporting People Housing Related Support Services Framework and their evaluation in accordance with the evaluation criteria referred to in (v) above;

(vii)      that the Supporting People budget and saving update be noted.