Decision details

RESOLVED that Cabinet request Officers to undertake –

(a)       a formal tender process with respect to the provision of services at Hafan Deg (Rhyl) with a view to transferring the building to an external organisation, commissioning a day care service within the building and, in addition, enabling 3rd sector agencies to provide early intervention activities for older people that reduce social isolation, support independence and promote resilience;

(b)       a formal tender process with respect to the provision of services at Dolwen (Denbigh) with an external organization with a view to transferring the building and the whole service to an external organisation that will register Dolwen to provide elderly mental health (EMH) day and residential care;

(c)        that all tender documentation specify requirements to evidence the quality of care and Welsh language provision that would be provided at both establishments, and

(d)       that at the conclusion of the tender process the bids are evaluated and analysed for potential impacts by the Task & Finish Group before being presented to Performance Scrutiny and Cabinet with recommendations of the preferred Provider, before appointment, in order to gain Cabinet’s full approval and to achieve the most advantageous outcome.  (Any appointments would be subject to Cabinet being satisfied that the transfer of assets and the planned provision of services at those establishments would be in the best interest of service-users, residents and the Council).