Issue - meetings

To consider a joint confidential report by Councillors Elen Heaton, Lead Member for Health and Social Care and Diane King, Lead Member for Education, Children and Families (copy enclosed) seeking Cabinet approval to award the Regional North Wales Domiciliary Care Agreement as set out in the report following the completion of an Open Invitation to Tender for the provision of Domiciliary Care to Adults and to Children and Young People.

RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)      approves the acceptance of the tenders submitted by 97 suppliers and the rejection of the tenders submitted by 3 suppliers for the reasons detailed within the Contract Award Recommendation Report (Appendix 1 to the report), and

(b)      confirms that it has read, understood and taken account of the Wellbeing Impact Assessment (Appendix 2 to the report) as part of its consideration.

Councillor Elen Heaton presented the joint confidential report with Councillor Diane King seeking Cabinet approval to award the Regional North Wales Domiciliary Care Agreement as set out in the report following completion of an Open Invitation to Tender for the provision of Domiciliary Care to Adults and Children/Young People.

Cabinet had given its approval for the Council to act as the Lead Commissioner on behalf of the six local authority partners and the Health Board for the ‘Regional North Wales Domiciliary Care Agreement Invitation to Tender’ in June 2023. Details of the different Lots and tenders received for each Lot had been provided together with the evaluation of each tender submission and recommendation regarding contract award against each Lot for Cabinet to consider for approval.

Cabinet considered and discussed the report further with the Corporate Director: Social Services and Education and the Regional Business Manager.  Officers further explained the evaluation process and reasoning behind the rejected tenders, confirmed around 20% of the 97 tenders recommended for approval related to new companies, and provided assurances with regard to Welsh provision and use of the More Than Words framework.  The agreement brought together the different types of domiciliary care into a single framework agreement providing the opportunity to work with a much broader range and develop a consistent approach across the region.

RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)      approves the acceptance of the tenders submitted by 97 suppliers and the rejection of the tenders submitted by 3 suppliers for the reasons detailed within the Contract Award Recommendation Report (Appendix 1 to the report), and

(b)      confirms that it has read, understood and taken account of the Wellbeing Impact Assessment (Appendix 2 to the report) as part of its consideration.

The meeting concluded at 12.35 pm.