Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Health & Adult Social Care.

This report outlines the proposal to set up a Greater Manchester Mental Health and Dementia Complex Needs flexible purchasing system.  The FPS will be divided into two lots;

·         Lot 1 People with complex mental health conditions including those with substance misuse

·         Lot 2 People with Complex Dementia 

This work will be conducted by Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership (GMICP) formerly known as Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership. The contract will be hosted by Stockport Council as at the time of going to tender GMICP was not a legal entity in its own right, therefore they approached STAR Procurement to undertake the process on their behalf and asked Stockport Council to host.

The Cabinet is recommended to give approval to the recommendations for awarding the providers (as detailed in the report) on to the Flexible Purchasing System for Greater Manchester Mental Health and Dementia Complex Needs for the initial round 1, round 2 and other subsequent rounds of tendering and awarding providers onto the Flexible Purchasing System noting that the framework will be for a term of up to 4+2 years and accreditation awarded to providers carries no guarantee of business during that time.

Officer Contact: Vincent Fraga on 0161 474 4401 or email: vincent.fraga@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Health & Adult Social Care (Councillor Keith Holloway) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a proposal to set up a Greater Manchester Mental Health and Dementia Complex Needs flexible purchasing system.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the recommendations for awarding the providers (as detailed in the report) on to the Flexible Purchasing System for Greater Manchester Mental Health and Dementia Complex Needs for the initial round 1, round 2 and other subsequent rounds of tendering and awarding providers onto the Flexible Purchasing System noting that the framework will be for a term of up to 4+2 years and accreditation awarded to providers carried no guarantee of business during that time.

To consider a report of the Director of Adult Social Care.

The report outlines the proposal to set up a Greater Manchester Mental Health and Dementia Complex Needs flexible purchasing system.  The FPS will be divided into two lots;

·         Lot 1 People with complex mental health conditions including those with substance misuse

·         Lot 2 People with Complex Dementia 

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to note the report.

Officer contact: Vincent Fraga on 0161 474 4401 or email: vincent.fraga@stockport.gov.uk and Yvonne Winskill by email: Yvonne.Winskill@Star-procurement.gov.uk

A representative of the Director of Adult Social Care submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which outlined the proposal to set up a Greater Manchester Mental Health and Dementia Complex Needs flexible purchasing system. The flexible purchasing system would be divided into two

lots; Lot 1 People with complex mental health conditions including those with substance misuse and Lot 2 People with Complex Dementia.

The Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care (Councillor Keith Holloway) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         Welcomed the inclusion of people with lived experience to form the panel scoring the bids.

·         It was queried what the social value of this contract equated to and why the social value weighting was low.

·         In relation to annual fee setting, it was queried whether this frequency was sufficient given the inflationary pressures.

·         In response it was reported that annual was a guide in line with the annual fee setting of local authorities. However, on a regular basis as part of contract monitoring and contract management, it was not uncommon to extend this dialogue and where there were legitimate pressures there would be an option to enter into negotiations with the support of Finance officers.

·         It was noted that there were 15 bids on this occasion and queried whether there would be a further opportunity for additional bids.

·         In response it was commented that it was to be determined how often the procurement framework would open. The service operated a flexible procurement framework for domiciliary care in Stockport which was opened regularly and approximately twice a year for additional bids.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.