Agenda item

That

1.  The award of contract for the Support@Home service contract as detailed in this report and the accompanying Part 2 report be approved for an initial period of 5 years from 01 October 2024 to 30 September 2029 with two options to extend for a further period of 2 years from 01 October 2029 to 30 September 2031 and 1 October 2031 to 30 September 2033 at an estimated total contract value as set out in Part 2 of this report; and

2.  Authority be delegated to the Chief Officer, subject to Agreement with the Assistant Director Governance & Contracts, the Director of Corporate Services, the Director of Finance and the Portfolio Holder for Adult, Care & Health, to approve the contract extension period(s) for up to four years on satisfactory achievement of the contract performance indicators.

Report ACH24-014

Mental Health recovery and rehabilitation accommodation-based support and floating support services aimed to support mental health service users away from reliance on hospital and residential provision towards enabling and cost-effective services such as supported accommodation, support in the community and targeted support towards independent living.

The LBB Mental Health Flexible Support Service contract expired on 30September 2024. The current contract had been in place since 1October 2019 and had no further options to extend.

The South East London Integrated Care Board (SELICB) Adult Mental Health Residential and Supported Accommodation Services contract expired on 30September 2024. The current contract had been in place since 1 April 2019 and had an estimated value of £1,432k per annum. The contract had no further extension options remaining and had a cumulative value of approximately £6,963k over the 5-year term.

In addition to the block contracted services, LBB held individual placement contracts for clients placed into SELICB contracted provision. In 2021/22 the combined annual value of these placements was estimated to be approximately £1.12m per annum. In total these two services had an estimated combined value more than £2.94m per annum.

The Gateway 0 report ACH22-018, presented to Executive on 29June 2022, advised members on the procurement options for future housing support mental health services in Bromley and gained approval to replace the existing service model with a new joint adult mental health recovery and rehabilitation Support@Home service contract in 2024, underpinned by the section 75 agreement between LBB and SELICB, and with a combined total contract value estimated at £2.66m per annum, split 50:50 between LBB and SELICB.

The Gateway 1 report ACH22-035, presented on 30November 2022, sought and obtained Executive approval to commence the procurement of the service in accordance with the arrangements set out in the report with the intent to commence the new service on 1 October 2024 with LBB acting as the contracting authority.

This report sought Executive approval to award the Support@Home service contract in accordance with the arrangements set out in the report and the accompanying Part 2 report to commence the new service on 1 October 2024.

The report was scrutinised by the Adult Care and Health PDS Committee on 12 March and the Committee supported the recommendations.

RESOLVED: That

1.  The award of contract for the Support@Home service contract as detailed in this report and the accompanying Part 2 report be approved for an initial period of 5 years from 01 October 2024 to 30 September 2029 with two options to extend for a further period of 2 years from 01 October 2029 to 30 September 2031 and 1 October 2031 to 30 September 2033 at an estimated total contract value as set out in Part 2 of this report; and

2.  Authority be delegated to the Chief Officer, subject to Agreement with the Assistant Director Governance & Contracts, the Director of Corporate Services, the Director of Finance and the Portfolio Holder for Adult, Care & Health, to approve the contract extension period(s) for up to four years on satisfactory achievement of the contract performance indicators.