Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Adult Social Care

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/026

Contact: Jordan Marsh (Jordan.marsh@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Adult Social Services.

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to

Authorise the extension of the following contracts for a further two years:

(i)             Contract for the Provision of Specialist Learning Disability Supported Living Services at Culver Lodge, Oxford between Oxfordshire County Council and Autism at Kingwood dated 03 June 2019. The 2-year extension would be from 29September 2025 to 29 September 2027

(ii)            Contract for the Provision of Specialist Learning Disability Supported Living Services at Abingdon, Didcot, Oxford, between Oxfordshire County Council and Autism at Kingwood dated 01 April 2019. The 2-year extension would be from 29 September 2025 to 29 September 2027

(iii)          Contract for the provision of Specialist Learning Disability Supported Living Services at Wallingford, Carterton and North Leigh. The 2-year extension would be from 06 September 2025 to 06 September 2027

The Chair remarked that analysis demonstrated that the real impact to providers of adult social care of the government’s budget last year potentially exceeded £2 billion, given an increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions and a rise in the National Living Wage. He said that local government had not been given the necessary funds to cope with these changes, which put local government in an invidious position.

The Chair approved the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to agree to a continued extension of the contract with Brandon Trust to deliver the Adult Learning Disability Respite contract with the Council for an additional 7 months, from 1st September 2025 to 31st March 2026.