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Cabinet Member: Adult Social Care

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/331

Contact: Jordan Marsh, Commissioning Manager, Live Well

Jordan.marsh@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Corporate Director for Adult Social Care

The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care is RECOMMENDED to

a)                      Agree to contract extension awards using the maximum available contract extension provision within each contract. All contract extensions will fall between an hourly rate range of £21.65 - £25.69 (23/24) and will be in accordance with the contract price review mechanism. The contract extensions are for existing supported living contracts in the procurement pipeline as set out within Annex 1. 

b)                      Agree to the procurement and award of new supported living call-off contracts as replacement tenders using the call-off contract award process under the Live Well Supported Services (Adults) Framework Agreement where the provision to extend existing contracts has been exhausted.  The hourly rate for the new call-off contracts will be in the range £21.65 - £25.69 The Supported Living contracts in the procurement pipeline are set out within Annex 1.

c)                      To 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