Issue - meetings
Gateway 3 Contract Award - Intermediate Care and Reablement Service
Meeting: 13/06/2023 - Cabinet (Item 11)
11 Gateway 3 Contract Award: Intermediate Care and Reablement Service 
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Minutes:
Background:
This report requested that the Cabinet approve the award of a contract for the Intermediate Care and Reablement Service, following a procurement process.
The report had previously been considered by the Procurement Board. The report explained that Procurement Board had supported the award of Lot 1 to the bidder who had been evaluated as the most economically advantageous against the Council’s award criteria. The Council had received no compliant bids for Lot 2 and therefore could not proceed to award a contract for this Lot.
An Exempt Appendix set out key information in respect of financial analysis, the tender process and evaluation and made a recommendation to award a contract for Lot 1.
The Council’s decision to award these contracts would be subject to observing the procurement standstill period of a minimum of 10 days in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Council would be unable to conclude the framework agreement before the end of the standstill period.
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Decision number:
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Decision:
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83/2023 |
The Cabinet agreed to award the contract for Lot 1 to Medway Community Healthcare as they had been evaluated as the most economically advantageous against the Council’s award criteria as per the evaluation spreadsheet contained within 3.1 of the Exempt Appendix. |
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84/2023 |
The Cabinet agreed not to award Lot 2 to the sole bidder as they had not been evaluated as economically advantageous against the Council’s award criteria as per the evaluation spreadsheet contained within 3.1 of the Exempt Appendix. |
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85/2023 |
In relation to Lot 2, the Cabinet agreed to instruct officers to progress discussions, as detailed in paragraph 3.2.8.1 of the report, with the winning bidder of Lot 1 (Medway Community Healthcare). |
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86/2023 |
Subject to the varied award of Lot 2 therapy being viable, the Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Monitoring Officer and the Deputy Leader of the Council to award the services contained within Lot 2 to the winning bidder of Lot 1 (Medway Community Healthcare) as a variation to the awarded contract. |
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87/2023 |
Subject to conversation pursuant to decision number 84/2023 not being viable, the Cabinet approved Option 2 for Lot 2, as detailed in paragraph 3.2.8.2 of the report. |
Reasons:
The provision of intermediate care and reablement is a statutory obligation which Medway Council must comply with as set out in The Care Act 2014 (Section 2); the Care and Support (Preventing Needs for Care and Support) Regulations 2014 and the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014 Section 3(3).
Ensuring the provision of a high quality commissioned Intermediate Care and Reablement Service (ICRS) aligns with central government guidance and local partnership priorities.