Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Adults

Forward Plan Ref: 26/199

Key Decision

Contact: Izzie Rockingham, Commissioning Manager

Report by the Director of Adult Social Care

To seek approval to extend the current Live Well at Home framework to 31 March 2028.

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a.    Note the recommendations and background from the previous Cabinet paper of 16 June 2026, as set out in Annex 1.

b.    Note that, since that decision, the Council has received the Government’s Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) decision for Oxfordshire. This has implications for the proposed Staying Well at Home (SWAH) model, including future service design, demand, provider capacity, lot structure and geographical zones. As the LGR decision was published in the very early stages of the SWAH procurement, the procurement has been paused so that the Council can review the available options and determine the most appropriate future commissioning route.

c.    Approve the extension of the current Live Well at Home (LWAH) framework to 31 March 2028, in accordance with the existing contractual extension provisions, to maintain continuity of care and ensure continued lawful sourcing of domiciliary care and reablement services beyond 31 March 2027.

d.    Approve the decision to start the SWAH procurement process as per key decision made on 16 June 2026 but with a later timetable. The timetable and award of framework agreement to be delegated to the Director of Adult Social care for approval.