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Report CS18018a

The Committee considered a report providing an overview of the tendering process for Primary and Secondary Intervention services which were being jointly commissioned by the Local Authority with the Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group.

Primary and Secondary Intervention services were universal services that provided targeted support to vulnerable residents in the community who were at risk of developing further complications or emerging needs to support them in maintaining their independence and to delay or prevent the need for high cost care packages and early admissions to care homes or hospital.  The Local Authority currently had 15 active contracts with the Third Sector to deliver these services, but had identified that this model did not represent value for money or provide the targeted outcomes required by health and social care.  The new approach to Primary and Secondary Intervention services aimed to develop a cohesive set of targeted preventative services with measurable impacts through eight services comprising Single Point of Access, Services to Residents with Long Term Health Conditions, Services to Elderly Frail, Carers’ Support Services, Services to Residents with Learning Disabilities, Services to Residents with Physical Disabilities, Mental Health Support Services and Support to the Sector.  The tender process for provision of these services had been undertaken in accordance with the Local Authority’s financial and contractual requirements. 

RESOLVED that the Council’s Executive be recommended to:

1)  Approve the contract award for Primary and Secondary Intervention Services for a period of three years from 1^st October 2017, with the potential to extend for a further period of up to two years;

2)  Delegate authorisation to extend the contract for a period of up to two years to the Chief Officer or Executive Director of Education, Care and Health Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Care Services;

3)  Agree that the contract will be entered into and held by the Local Authority, and that there will be joint monitoring with the Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group;

4)  Note that the contributions from the Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group and the Better Care Fund will be secured through an agreement with the Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group under section 75 of the NHS Act 2006; and,

5)  Note that the Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group were recommended to support the contract award at Clinical Executive Group on 29^th June 2017 and will be recommended to support the contract award at Governing Body on 20^th July 2017.