Issue - meetings

To approve the optional 2 year extensions and variations to existing Carers Commissioned Services Contracts.

Cllr Dorcas Binns, Cabinet Member for Older People, sought to activate the clause in the council’s carer services contracts to extend for 2 years.

Having considered all of the information, including known proposals and the reasons for the recommendations, Cabinet noted the report and, 

RESOLVED to: -

Authorise the Commissioning Director: Adults, to invoke the above mentioned 2 year extension option under the following contracts and, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Older People, to make the proposed variations thereto:

• Carers Information,  Advice and Guidance Contract with Carers Gloucestershire
• Carers Assessments and Support Planning Contract with Carers Gloucestershire
• Carers Emotional Support Contract with Carers Gloucestershire
• Carers Voice Contract with Carers Gloucestershire
• Carers Breaks Contract with Guideposts

Cllr Dorcas Binns, Cabinet Member for Older People, sought approval to activate a clause in the council’s carers services contracts to extend the contracts for 2 years.

Cllr Binns informed members that the current service was delivered via 5 contracts, all of which needed to be extended at this meeting. To date, the contracted services had performed well and had significantly improved the range and number of services available for carers.

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Having been involved in the development and evaluation of the tendering process for the contracts, some carers had also been involved in developing the specifications for the contracts and in evaluating applications, services and presentations. Carers continued to be involved in the shaping of services through the Peer Evaluation process, where satisfaction rates are high. Some services required variations to the contracts in light of the Care Act 2014, for which the providers had responded positively to the proposed variations.

GCC funding for carer support services is allocated via the Better Care Fund.  Members were advised that the cost of the proposed contract extension was within existing budget, (currently £3.058 million). Gloucestershire County Council to contribute £1.989 million and the Clinical Commissioning Group £1.069 million. The council’s contribution over 2 years will be £3.978 million.

Having considered all of the information, including known proposals and the reasons for the recommendations, Cabinet noted the report and, 

RESOLVED to: -

Authorise the Commissioning Director: Adults, to invoke the above mentioned 2 year extension option under the following contracts and, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Older People, to make the proposed variations thereto:

• Carers Information,  Advice and Guidance Contract with Carers Gloucestershire
• Carers Assessments and Support Planning Contract with Carers Gloucestershire
• Carers Emotional Support Contract with Carers Gloucestershire
• Carers Voice Contract with Carers Gloucestershire
• Carers Breaks Contract with Guideposts