Issue - meetings

A report that seeks Cabinet support for the commencement of a procurement exercise.

Cabinet Portfolio Holder – Councillor Margaret Bell

Councillor Margaret Bell (Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health) summarised the key elements of the published report and explained the nature of the service model being proposed.

The framework for specialist interventions was welcomed by Councillor Jerry Roodhouse who added that with there needs to be a recognition of the incidence of Long Covid within the commissioning intentions. Councillor Jerry Roodhouse concluded by stating that it would be interesting to receive feedback from clients to establish if the new approach is working.

Councillor Bell agreed that Long-Covid should be factored in.

Resolved:

1)       That Cabinet authorises the Strategic Director for People to proceed with an appropriate procurement process for the provision of Community Services for Adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health or physical disabilities and authorises the Strategic Director for People to enter into all relevant contracts for the provision of these services on terms and conditions acceptable to the Strategic Director for Resources.

2)       That Cabinet authorises the Strategic Director for People to enter into a partnership agreement with NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group under section 75 of the National Health Service Act 2006 to manage the joint commissioning, on terms and conditions acceptable to the Strategic Director for Resources.

3)       That Cabinet authorises the Strategic Director for People to proceed with an appropriate procurement process for the provision of Learning Disability Wellbeing Hubs and authorises the Strategic Director for People or his nominee to enter into all relevant contracts for the provision of these services on terms and conditions acceptable to the Strategic Director for Resources.