Having considered an open and a confidential officer report, and a
presentation by the Cabinet Member for Health & Adult Social Care,
Councillor Chris Best, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:
(1) four mental health supported housing contracts be extended to providers
as set out below to ensure service continuity whilst further re-procurement
processes are undertaken following an unsuccessful tender exercise at a total
extensions value of £1,247,598.
(a) Family Action to deliver a 16 bed mental health supported housing service
with an annual contract value of £110,998 for 1 year from 1st April 2022 –
31st March 2023
(b) Hexagon to deliver a 12 bed mental health supported housing service with
an annual contract value of £433,809 for 1 year from 1st April 2022 – 31st
March 2023.
(c) Certitude to deliver an 18 bed mental health supported housing service
with an annual contract value of £457,243 per annum for 1year from 1st April
2022 – 31st March 2023. This is a permitted extension within the existing
contract.
(d) Peabody to deliver an 8 bed mental health supported housing service at
an annual contract value of £122,774 for 2 years from 1st April 2022 – 31st
March 2024
(2) officers be authorised tp enter into direct negotiations (exercising
Regulation 32 of the Procurement Regulations) to award contracts to any of
the above services should the current provider not be able to agree to the
extension.