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Cabinet Member: Adult Social Care

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/128

Contact: John Pearce, Commissioning Manager (John.Pearce@oxfordshire.gov.uk) , Lorraine Donnachie, Joint Senior Commissioner Officer (Lorraine.Donnachie@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Corporate Director of Adult Social Care (CMDASC4).

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to

a)    Approve the proposal for Adult Social Care to extend the current Dementia Support Service contract with Age UK Oxfordshire for the fifth and final year from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 (contract value £585,804).

b)    Delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Adult Services to award and enter into contract with Age UK Oxfordshire to continue the additional service provision from 1 April 2024 to 31 December 2025 funded from Better Care Fund (contract value £410,060).