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.