Hampshire County Council

Executive Member for Social Care Item 10a

25 February 2005

Authority to Negotiate A Single Tender - Supported Lodgings for Care Leavers

Report of the Director of Social Services

Summary of CONFIDENTIAL DECISION

Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Social Care Item

25 February 2005

Authority to Negotiate a Single Tender - Catering Service for Andover Nursing Home

Report of the Director of Social Services (CONFIDENTIAL)

(Not for publication by virtue of Paragraph 8 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972)

1 Summary

The following decision is sought :

1.1 To gain approval from the Executive Member for a single tender contract for 10 supported lodgings placements for care leavers : under the Invest to Save scheme.

2 Reason(s)

2.1 To extend the range of accommodation choice for our most vulnerable and high cost young people.

2.2 The decision supports Corporate Aims 1: `maximising life opportunities'; Aim 4: `building strong and safe communities' and Aim 5: `improving services'.

2.3 To reduce spending on high cost non-county placements.

3 Other options considered and rejected

3.1 To continue using independent fostering placements and non-county provision, where costs are markedly higher than the proposed costs with Stonham.

3.2 A tendering procedure was considered but rejected because Stonham is currently the only provider that is willing to work with care leavers who historically and potentially could pose serious risks.

3.3 It has a proven infrastructure in place, has the confidence of service users and the capacity to provide move on accommodation.

4 Conflicts of Interest declared by the decision-maker or other Executive Member consulted

4.1 None

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee

5.1 None

6 Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent

Not applicable

Approved by: Date of decision:

Councillor Felicity Hindson