Learning Disabilities Framework Agreement
Additional documents:
Decision:
Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by the
Deputy Mayor, Councillor Chris Best, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:
(1) twenty eight organisations indicated be approved for each ‘lot’ of the
Framework Agreement for Learning Disability services, the Framework to run
for 4 years;
(2) there be no specific financial implications of being awarded a place on the
Framework Agreement, as the process of appointment of providers to the
Framework Agreement does not represent a contract with monetary value.
(3) the new Framework will operate in the same way as the current one, which
has helped to hold down prices and supported the Council in maintaining a
ceiling on overall service costs and any changes in contract price, following
mini tender or call-off of Framework services, will be as a result of Council
agreed uplifts or due to changing service user need which could lead to either
an increase or decrease in price;
(4) the total value of contracts currently procured under the Learning Disability
Framework Agreement be an approximate stated figure per annum being the
in-borough spend on the service categories covered by the Framework
Agreement; and
(5) the current approximate value for each service category commission from this party providers within the borough be approved.
Minutes:
The Deputy Mayor received confirmation that use of the framework had
helped reduce costs while maintaining quality.
Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by the
Deputy Mayor, Councillor Chris Best, the Mayor and Cabinet for the reasons
set out in the report and by a vote of 7-0:
RESOLVED that:
(1) twenty eight organisations indicated be approved for each ‘lot’ of the
Framework Agreement for Learning Disability services, the Framework to run
for 4 years;
(2) there be no specific financial implications of being awarded a place on the
Framework Agreement, as the process of appointment of providers to the
Framework Agreement does not represent a contract with monetary value.
(3) the new Framework will operate in the same way as the current one, which
has helped to hold down prices and supported the Council in maintaining a
ceiling on overall service costs and any changes in contract price, following
mini tender or call-off of Framework services, will be as a result of Council
agreed uplifts or due to changing service user need which could lead to either
an increase or decrease in price;
(4) the total value of contracts currently procured under the Learning Disability
Framework Agreement be an approximate stated figure per annum being the
in-borough spend on the service categories covered by the Framework
Agreement; and
(5) the current approximate value for each service category commission from this party providers within the borough be approved.