Decision details

To seek approval under Contracts Procedure Rule 21.1 for the option to extend contracts commissioned by the Public Health Directorate (3rd Sector/Pharmacies/GPs) for 12 months with existing providers.

Reference: D41865

Decision Maker: Director of Public Health

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To seek approval under Contracts Procedure Rule 21.1 for the option to extend contracts for 12 months with existing providers of services commissioned by the Public Health Directorate. (3rd Sector/Pharmacies/GPs)  This will facilitate a comprehensive review of all public health contracts and a phased approach to new procurements without affecting existing services.

 

Decision:

In April 2013, Local Authorities took the lead from the NHS for improving the health of their local communities. As part of this process, public health budgets were protected until 2015/16 in order to drive local efforts to improve health and wellbeing by tackling the wider determinants of poor health. 

As part of the transfer to the Council, the three contracts held with Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Leeds and York Partnership Foundation NHS Trust were reviewed and were provided with new contracts based on Department of Health/Local Authority terms and conditions starting from 1st April 2013 for one year with the provision to extend for a further 2 x 12 months (maximum of 3 years).  The total value of these contracts is £4.8 million.

These contracts provide key public health services including weight management, healthy lifestyle, smoking cessation, school nurses, infection control and other smaller contracts. These services are required to support the mandatory and statutory public health responsibilities of the Council, and to contribute towards meeting the outcomes set out in the health and wellbeing strategy. 

As part of this extension process; all of the services have been subject to a review in terms of need, performance and providing value for money.  Some minor contract variations are proposed as an outcome of this review.

These contract extensions enable the Public Health Directorate to continue to work with the Public Private Partnerships and Procurement Unit (PPPU & PU) to develop their strategic commissioning priorities and undertake a structured staged approach to re-commissioning which can be resourced effectively in order to obtain the best quality and value for money solution for the Council and the citizens of Leeds. 

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Routine briefing

Consultees

Executive Member for Health

Consultants in Public Health

Existing providers

Contact: Lynne Hellewell, Public Health Business Manager 07712214817 Email: lynne.hellewell@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 10/12/2014

Date of decision: 18/12/2014

Effective from: 07/01/2015

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