Issue - decisions

(i)         that approval be given to an exemption from the tendering requirements of Contract Standing Orders pursuant to Contract Standing Order 84 for the reasons set out in paragraph 5 of the report from the Director of Housing and Community Care in order to allow for the direct award of new contracts for housing support services as set out in paragraph 2.2 of the report;

(ii)        that authority be delegated to the Director of Housing and Community Care to directly award to the existing service providers as listed in Appendix 1 to the report, new contracts for housing support services for people with mental health needs for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011 with the option to extend until 30 November 2012;

(iii)       that it be noted that the Director of Housing and Community Care will negotiate  contract price reductions with regard to the new contracts providing that service quality can be maintained.