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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Record of an Executive Decision:

Decision Maker:

Executive Member for Adult Social Care

Date of Decision:

1 October 2008

Decision Title:

Authority to Negotiate Single Tenders for Learning Disability Block Contracted Residential Services

Decision Reference:

266

Report From:

Director of Adult Services

CONFIDENTIAL

This report is not for publication as it contains exempt information within Paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Contact name:

Michael Moorhouse

Tel:

01962 847158

Email:

[email protected]

1) Summary

    The following decision was made:

 

1.1 That a single tender be negotiated for a 2 year contract with each of the

residential providers as outlined in appendix 1:-

    · 20 contracts with an expiry date of 31 March 2009

    · 7 contracts with an expiry date of 30 June 2009

2) Reasons for the decision

    2.1. The strategic review will inform the commissioning plans and will enable partnership working with the residents, carers and providers to identify and develop new ways of providing services, that meet the desired outcomes of service users.

    2.2 This reports supports the Corporate Strategy aims of Hampshire, Maximising

    Well Being and Enhancing our Quality of Place by promoting the numbers

people, who will have access to a range of supported living schemes, based

on the principles of personalisation.

3) Other options considered and rejected:

 

    3.1. Option 1:

      No other options were considered viable because of the need to have interim measures in place with existing specialist providers, whilst a strategic review is being carried out.

 

4) Conflicts of Interest:

    4.1. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker:

    None

 

    4.2. Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive Members consulted:

    None

 

5) Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee:

    None

 

6) Any reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent :

    None

Approved by:

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Date:

1 October 2008

Executive Member for Adult Social Care

Councillor Felicity Hindson