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Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/234

Contact: Bhavna Taank, Lead Commissioner – Live Well (LiveWellCommissioning@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director for Adult Social Care (CMDASC4)

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Agree the recommissioning and procurement of the Learning Disability Respite Service which has been co-designed with people who have lived experiences (experts by experience) and their carers and family members. The new service will be known as the Adult Short Breaks Service. We will invite providers to bid up to £1,203,500.00 per annum, with an additional payment internally to the properties team for the accommodation and annual property maintenance costs. This equates to a total budget of £1,303,500.00. The contract will be for five years with the option to extend for a further three years, commencing 01 April 2025.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting.

The Chair thanked officers for their work and agreed to the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Agree the recommissioning and procurement of the Learning Disability Respite Service which has been co-designed with people who have lived experiences (experts by experience) and their carers and family members. The new service will be known as the Adult Short Breaks Service. We will invite providers to bid up to £1,203,500.00 per annum, with an additional payment internally to the properties team for the accommodation and annual property maintenance costs. This equates to a total budget of £1,303,500.00. The contract will be for five years with the option to extend for a further three years, commencing 01 April 2025.

Cabinet Member: Adult Social Care

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/167

Contact: Jordan Marsh, Commissioning Officer - Live Well

(Jordan.Marsh@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director for Adult Social Care (CMDASC5)

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to

a)           Agree to Style Acre supported living contract extension award using the maximum available contract extension provision within the contract, of 5 years (60 months). The hourly rate for the contract is £22.91, and annual uplifts will be in accordance with the contract price review mechanism. Predicated annual spend is £806,022.25.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting.

The Chair thanked officers, Style Arce and stated that he looked forward to continue working together.

The Chair agreed to the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Agree to Style Acre supported living contract extension award using the maximum available contract extension provision within the contract, of 5 years (60 months). The hourly rate for the contract is £22.91, and annual uplifts will be in accordance with the contract price review mechanism. Predicated annual spend is £806,022.25.