Decision details

Cllr Carole Allaway Martin sought Cabinet approval for the commissioning plans that would allow for the continued provision of a Mental Health Support and Advice Service which assists Adults with a Serious Mental Illness and/or, Common Mental Condition from 1st April 2024.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Adult Social Care, Wellbeing and Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Commissioning to:

a) Conduct a competitive procurement process in respect of a contract for the continued supply of a Mental Health Support and Advice Service for an initial period of five years and include an option to extend its term for a further period of up to two years;

b) Award such contract to the preferred tenderer;

c) Determine whether to exercise the option to extend the contract for a further period of not more than two years on the expiry of the initial five-year term.