Issue - meetings

Having considered an open officer report, a referral from a Select Committee,

a response to that referral and presentations by the Cabinet Member for

Health and Adult Social Care, Councillor Chris Best, and the Chair of the

Healthier Communities Select Committee, Councillor John Muldoon, the

Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

(1) Phase 2 of the modernisation of Adult Social Care, appointing Newton

Europe Limited to help deliver transformational changes, be supported;

(2) the procurement of Phase 2 services (Design and Implementation) via an

award of contract using the CCS Management Consultancy Framework Three

agreement (RM3745, Lot 7) be approved at an estimated value of £4.5m;

(3) the award of contract to Newton Europe Limited be approved;

(4) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Community Services

(on advice from the Director of Law, Governance and Elections) to take the

decision about the detailed terms of the award of contract;

(5) the referral from the Healthier Communities Select Committee be received;

and

(6) the response to the referral be reported to the Healthier Communities

Select Committee.

The report was presented by Councillor Chris Best who made the case for a

major review of adult social care and the proposal to engage Newton Europe

Limited. A written referral from the Healthier Communities Select Committee

was presented by their Chair, Councillor John Muldoon. Councillor Best tabled

an immediate response for reporting to the Select Committee.

Having considered an open officer report, a referral from a Select Committee,

a response to that referral and presentations by the Cabinet Member for

Health and Adult Social Care, Councillor Chris Best, and the Chair of the

Healthier Communities Select Committee, Councillor John Muldoon, the

Mayor and Cabinet for the reasons set out in the report and by a vote of 8-0:

RESOLVED that:

(1) Phase 2 of the modernisation of Adult Social Care, appointing Newton

Europe Limited to help deliver transformational changes, be supported;

(2) the procurement of Phase 2 services (Design and Implementation) via an

award of contract using the CCS Management Consultancy Framework Three

agreement (RM3745, Lot 7) be approved at an estimated value of £4.5m;

(3) the award of contract to Newton Europe Limited be approved;

(4) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Community Services

(on advice from the Director of Law, Governance and Elections) to take the

decision about the detailed terms of the award of contract;

(5) the referral from the Healthier Communities Select Committee be received;

and

(6) the response to the referral be reported to the Healthier Communities

Select Committee.