Decision details

Agreed:-

(1)      that the Director Adult Social Care be authorised to allocate a sum of £376k exclusive of VAT per annum of Better Care Fund (BCF) investment in a two plus one-year contract for a Pre-& Post Dementia Diagnostic Support Service for Sandwell and to award the contract to the successful tenderer;

(2)      that the Director Adult Social Care be authorised to award the Service Funding and contract following a competitive tender process to the successful organisation;

(3)      that the Director Adult Social Care be authorised to work jointly with partners to implement the agreed model which will be overseen by the Sandwell Joint Partnership Board;

(4)      that the Director of Law and Governance be authorised to execute any documents necessary to give effect to the proposals in recommendation 1.2 for the provision of a Pre-& Post Dementia Diagnostic Support Service and enter into a contract with the successful organisation;

(5)      that Cabinet approve variations to the Contract up to a maximum of 10% of the contract value, should they be necessitated, and that authority to approve such variations be delegated to the appropriate Chief Officer in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member;

(6)      that Cabinet approve an exemption to rule 8.8 (and any other applicable parts) of the Contract Procedure Rules July 2022 to allow the contract to be awarded to the successful tenderer in the event that the required minimum number of tenders are not received.