Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Adults

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/160

Contact: Jordan Marsh, Commissioning Officer, HESC – Live Well

jordan.marsh@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Director of Adult Social Care

The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Agree that the Council extend the Henley, Oxford, Witney, Didcot, Abingdon and Banbury (HOWDAB)2 Supported Living contracts Lot 1, 2, 4, 8 and 9 that are currently delivered by the support provider Brandon Trust for 3 months;

b)    Agree that the Council procure two replacement contracts (based on the needs of the people supported) for the HOWDAB2 Brandon Trust Supported Living contracts using the call-off contract award process under the Live Well Supported Services (Adults) Framework Agreement; and

c)    Delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Head of Legal, to enter such call-off contracts following the completion of the procurement process for the replacement contracts.

The recommendations were approved.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Agree that the Council extend the Henley, Oxford, Witney, Didcot, Abingdon and Banbury (HOWDAB)2 Supported Living contracts Lot 1, 2, 4, 8 and 9 that are currently delivered by the support provider Brandon Trust for 3 months;

b)    Agree that the Council procure two replacement contracts (based on the needs of the people supported) for the HOWDAB2 Brandon Trust Supported Living contracts using the call-off contract award process under the Live Well Supported Services (Adults) Framework Agreement; and

c)    Delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Head of Legal, to enter such call-off contracts following the completion of the procurement process for the replacement contracts.