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This report requests authority to award a Framework Agreement as required by Contract Standing Order No 88. This report summarises the process undertaken in tendering this contract and, following the completion of the evaluation of the tenders, recommends which organisations should be appointed to the Framework Agreement.

That agreement be given to the appointment to the seven Lots of the Framework Agreement for the provision of carer related short break, home based support and respite services for Adult Social Services and Children and Families of those providers stated in paragraph 3.15, Table 2  of the report from the Directors of Adult Social Services and Children and Families for a period of four years.

The joint report from the Directors of Adult Social Care and Children and Families summarised the process undertaken in tendering the contract for the provision of carer related short break, home based support and respite services for adult social services and children services. The Lead Member for Adults and Health, Councillor Hirani, reminded the Executive that in February 2012 agreement had been given to the selection criteria for the procurement of the framework agreement and that there were currently in excess of 23,000 unpaid carers in the borough whom the council had a responsibility to support and meet eligible needs. Councillor Hirani drew attention to the range of services for which contractors had been invited to tender and the list of suppliers recommended for appointment as set out in the report. He stated that the equalities implications had been assessed to be positive with services being provided to all.

The Executive also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 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 agreement be given to the appointment to the seven Lots of the Framework Agreement for the provision of carer related short break, home based support and respite services for Adult Social Services and Children and Families of those providers stated in paragraph 3.15, Table 2 of the report from the Directors of Adult Social Services and Children and Families for a period of four years.